Jews in the Welsh Imagination

Medieval Times to the Present
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-21620-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 139 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 316 g

This book offers a comprehensive study of the ways Wales and Welsh people have historically engaged with—and imagined—Jews, Judaism, and Israel-Palestine. This volume argues that Wales is allosemitic, a term that encompasses both positive and negative attitudes towards Jews, but which views Jews as fundamentally different from the non-Jewish mainstream.

Jews and Judaism have long—albeit hidden—histories in Wales, but traditionally, little has been written about non-Christian religions in Wales. Jews often served as allegorical figures in medieval poetry and chronicles; in the early modern period, Welsh Christian evangelists expressed missionary zeal toward Jews. In the twentieth century, policy driven by Welshmen like David Lloyd George and T.E. Lawrence changed the Middle East’s political landscape forever. In the modern era, many Welsh intellectuals have become deeply involved in discussions around colonialism and conquest through the lens of the Israel-Palestine conflict: the latest iteration of a centuries-old conversation about self-determination, nationhood, identity, and more.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abrams, Nathan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction.- 2: Early Encounters, c.540-c.1540.- 3: The Early Modern Welsh Imaginary of Jews, 1540-1800.- 4: Immigration and Industrialisation, 1800-1916.- 5: Wales and the World Wars, 1917-1945.- 6: Wales, Israel, and Palestine, 1945-2025.- 7: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Nathan Abrams is a Professor at Bangor University, Wales, and a specialist in Jewish scholarship and British Jewish history, particularly the development of small, non-English-speaking communities. Abrams has been involved in various initiatives to raise awareness of the hidden history of Jews in Wales, writing and broadcasting on Welsh Jewish history (in both Welsh and English) for local magazines, newspapers, radios, and television. He has also curated exhibitions on Jewish life in Wales and produced award-winning, self-guided maps and an app called . A trustee of the Jewish History Association of Wales and the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre, Abrams has also contributed to the Jewish Museum London’s biographical Jewish Lives Project.