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The Divided Self: Israel and the Jewish Psyche Today
David J Goldberg
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Description for The Divided Self: Israel and the Jewish Psyche Today
Hardcover. Grappling with the dilemmas of contemporary Jewishness, this book sketches the faultlines in the Jewish sense of identity. It offers a different reading of Jewish history, arguing that the narrative of relentless woe and suffering popularised by nineteenth-century writers, such as George Eliot was based on a highly selective reading of the past. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
How should Jews respond to an age of militant Zionism and resurgent anti-Semitism? Is insisting on a separate sense of identity anachronistic and dangerous, or is it the only way of preserving the Jewish cultural heritage? Rabbi David Goldberg, one of today's most respected and outspoken Jewish leaders, grapples with the dilemmas of contemporary Jewishness with characteristic candour, and sketches the emerging faultlines in the Jewish sense of identity. He offers up a completely fresh reading of Jewish history, arguing that the narrative of relentless woe and suffering popularised by nineteenth-century writers, such as George Eliot was based on a ... Read more
How should Jews respond to an age of militant Zionism and resurgent anti-Semitism? Is insisting on a separate sense of identity anachronistic and dangerous, or is it the only way of preserving the Jewish cultural heritage? Rabbi David Goldberg, one of today's most respected and outspoken Jewish leaders, grapples with the dilemmas of contemporary Jewishness with characteristic candour, and sketches the emerging faultlines in the Jewish sense of identity. He offers up a completely fresh reading of Jewish history, arguing that the narrative of relentless woe and suffering popularised by nineteenth-century writers, such as George Eliot was based on a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845110543
SKU
V9781845110543
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About David J Goldberg
David J Goldberg OBE is Rabbi Emeritus of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, London, having served Europe's largest Progressive congregation for nearly thirty years. Well-known for his longtime involvement in Israeli-Palestinian peace initiatives and pioneering activity in the field of interfaith dialogue, he is a regular media commentator on Jewish and Middle Eastern issues. ... Read more
Reviews for The Divided Self: Israel and the Jewish Psyche Today
'David Goldberg's vivid, provocative and witty book should be required reading for anyone who cares about the future of the Jewish people, and the peace of the Middle East.' - Max Hastings 'Surveying clearly and concisely the history of both Jewish life in the diaspora and of diaspora relations with Israel, David Goldberg ... Read more