| A Road to Nowhere?: Jewish Experiences in Unifying Europe Contributor(s): Schoeps, Julius H. (Editor), Glöckner, Olaf (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004201580 ISBN-13: 9789004201583 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $204.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 2010049726 |
| Series: Jewish Identities in a Changing World |
| Physical Information: 396 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Europe is in the midst of a rapid political and economic unification. What does this mean for the Jewish minority - numbering less than 2 million people and still suffering from the aftermath of the Shoah? Will the Jewish communities participate in Europe's bold venture without risking total assimilation? Are they vibrant enough to form a new Jewish center alongside Israel and the American Jewish community, or are they hopelessly divided and on a "Road to Nowhere"? Different perspectives are predicted, relating to demographical, cultural and sociological aspects. This volume provides exciting, thorough and controversial answers by renowned scholars from Europe, Israel, North- and Latin America - many of them also committed to local Jewish community building. |