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French and Jewish
Nadia Malinovich
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Description for French and Jewish
Paperback. This stimulating and original study of Jewish cultural innovation in early twentieth-century France highlights the complexity and ambivalence of Jewish identity and self-definition in the modern world. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
This study of Jewish cultural innovation in early twentieth-century France highlights the complexity and ambivalence of Jewish identity and self-definition in the modern world. Following the Dreyfus affair, French Jews increasingly began to question how Jewishness should be defined in a society where Jews enjoyed full political equality. Writers who had previously not given voice to their Jewish origins began to explore biblical themes, traditional Jewish folklore, and issues of identity and assimilation. A plethora of new journals focusing on Jewish religion, history, and culture came into being, as did a multitude of associations-literary societies, youth groups, religious organizations-that emphasized ... Read more
This study of Jewish cultural innovation in early twentieth-century France highlights the complexity and ambivalence of Jewish identity and self-definition in the modern world. Following the Dreyfus affair, French Jews increasingly began to question how Jewishness should be defined in a society where Jews enjoyed full political equality. Writers who had previously not given voice to their Jewish origins began to explore biblical themes, traditional Jewish folklore, and issues of identity and assimilation. A plethora of new journals focusing on Jewish religion, history, and culture came into being, as did a multitude of associations-literary societies, youth groups, religious organizations-that emphasized ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906764258
SKU
V9781906764258
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About Nadia Malinovich
Nadia Malinovich is Associate Professor of American Studies at the Université de Picardie–Jules Vernes and also teaches modern Jewish history at the Institut d’Études Politiques (Sciences-Po) in Paris. She completed a Ph.D. in history at the University of Michigan and subsequently held a Dorot Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University.
Reviews for French and Jewish
'Illuminating ... well researched, persuasively argued, and thought-provoking. Scholars of the Jews of France and of modern Jewish history more broadly should read it with great interest for years to come.' Ethan Katz, H-Judaic 'Does much to right a wrong-headed view of French Jewry as a community always under siege.' Mitchell Abidor, Jewish Currents 'Rich discussion of ... Read more