Jacobson Modern Orthodoxy in American Judaism

The Era of Rabbi Leo Jung
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-61811-438-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Studies in Orthodox Judaism

Modern Orthodoxy went from being a threatened entity on the American scene to a well-recognized and respected force in Judaism. This is the story of the renaissance of American Modern Orthodoxy, the story of invigoration and change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacobson, Maxine

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Orthodoxes Judentum
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte des Judentums (Diaspora)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. Modern Orthodoxy in the 1920s 2. Modern Orthodoxy in the 1930s 3. Modern Orthodoxy in the 1940s 4. Modern Orthodoxy in the 1950s Conclusion Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Maxine Jacobson received her PhD in the Department of Religion at Concordia University, though she did much of her research at Yeshiva University. She has since authored chapters in books on Cyrus Adler and Jews in Canada, and has also conducted research on the history of anti-semitism in Canada. She co-wrote “When Orthodoxy Was Not As Chic as it is Now”, which appeared in Modern Judaism (October 2011). She has delivered papers on Cyrus Adler and Modern Orthodoxy in America at the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS) Conference. She is married to Stephen Jacobson, a urologist in Montreal and has four married children and fourteen grandchildren.