Jewish political and cultural behaviour during the first half of the twentieth century comes to the fore in this portrayal of a forgotten movement with contemporary relevance. Commencing with the Zionist rejection of the Uganda proposal in 1905, the Jewish Territorialist Movement searched for areas outside Palestine in which to create settlements of Jews. This study analyses the Territorialists’ ideology and activities in the Jewish context of the time, but their thought and discourse also reflect geopolitical concerns that still have resonance today in debates about colonialist attitudes to peoplehood, territory, and space. As the colonial world order rapidly changed after 1945, the Territorialists did not abandon their aspirations in overseas lands. Instead, in their attempts to find settlement solutions for Europe’s ‘surplus’ Jews, they moved from negotiating predominantly with the European colonizers to negotiating also with the ever more powerful non-Western leaders of decolonizing nations. This book reconstructs the rich history of the activities and changing ideologies of Jewish Territorialism, represented by Israel Zangwill’s Jewish Territorial Organisation (the ITO) and, later, by the Freeland League for Jewish Colonization under the leadership of Isaac Steinberg. Via Uganda, Angola, Madagascar, Australia, and Suriname, this story eventually leads us to questions about yidishkeyt , and to forgotten ideas about how to be Jewish in the twentieth century. ‘Laura Almagor offers us a biography of an entire though largely forgotten movement. It is especially relevant to recall this story at a moment of fierce contestation between globalization and a resurgent, territorially based ethnocentric nationalism. What other forms of collective political organization than the nation-state have been proposed over time? How do they hold up? Almagor's study pushes us toward those questions.’ David Myers, Professor of Jewish History, UCLA ‘In clear and compelling prose, Beyond Zion provides a window onto Jewish international strategies following the collapse of the post-World War I order.’ David Engel, New York University

Moshe Rosman's revolutionary approach has become a cornerstone of Polish Jewish historiography. Challenging conventions, he asserts that the 'marriage of convenience' between the Jews and the Polish--Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dynamic relationship that, though punctuated by crisis and persecution, developed into a saga of overall achievement and stability. With that fundamental message this book forges a thematic survey of Jewish history in early modern Poland. These essays, written by Rosman over the course of a distinguished career, have all been updated and enhanced with new detail and nuanced arguments, taking account not only of new archival material and research but also of the ongoing evolution of the author’s own knowledge and perspectives. Some appear here in English for the first time. The volume's structure highlights key topics for understanding the Polish Jewish past: relations between Jews and other Poles; Jewish communal life; Polish Jewish women; and hasidism. One section analyses how this past has been presented in both scholarly and popular modes. The essays are crafted to place them in dialogue with each other. Analytical introductions weigh their significance in the light of modern and postmodern Jewish and Polish historiography. An extensive general introduction sets the context of the history portrayed here, while a thoughtful conclusion elucidates the larger motifs that emerge.

Samuel Hirszenberg is an artist who deserves to be more widely known: his work intertwined modernism and Jewish themes, and he influenced later artists of Jewish origin. Born into a traditional Jewish family in Łódź in 1865, Hirszenberg gradually became attached to Polish culture and language as he pursued his artistic calling. Like Maurycy Gottlieb before him, he studied at the School of Art in Kraków, which was then headed by the master of Polish painting, Jan Matejko. His early interests were to persist with varying degrees of intensity throughout his life: his Polish surroundings, traditional east European Jews, historical themes, the Orient, and the nature of relationships between men and women. He also had a lifelong commitment to landscape painting and portraiture. Hirszenberg’s personal circumstances, economic considerations, and historical upheavals took him to different countries, strongly influencing his artistic output. He moved to Jerusalem in 1907 and there, as a secular and acculturated Jew who had adopted the world of humanism and universalism, he strove also to express more personal aspirations and concerns. This fully illustrated study presents an intimate and detailed picture of the artist’s development.

Le 17 juin 1940, l’écrivain français Jean Guéhenno prit une double résolution après avoir entendu la déclaration radiophonique du maréchal Pétain annonçant aux Français la fin des combats et la demande d’armistice: tenir un journal, mais ne rien publier tant que durerait l’occupation allemande. Le récit de cette période trouble parut en 1947 sous le titre éloquent de Journal des années noires. Si le livre a été quelque peu oublié, la formule, par contre, est passée à la postérité. Dans l’esprit de Guéhenno, elle signifiait que ces années-là furent un tunnel, sinon un cauchemar: noires pour les victimes civiles et militaires disparues; noires pour les errements et les égarements des élites gouvernant la France; noires encore et surtout pour le déshonneur infligé à la conscience historique d’une grande nation; l’envers des Lumières, lesquelles se confondaient pour lui avec l’idée qu’il se faisait de la France.

Karaite Judaism emerged in the ninth century in the Islamic Middle East as an alternative to the rabbinic Judaism of the Jewish majority. Karaites reject the underlying assumption of rabbinic Judaism, namely, that Jewish practice is to be based on two divinely revealed Torahs, a written one, embodied in the Five Books of Moses, and an oral one, eventually written down in rabbinic literature. Karaites accept as authoritative only the Written Torah, as they understand it, and their form of Judaism therefore differs greatly from that of most Jews. Despite its permanent minority status, Karaism has been an integral part of the Jewish people continuously for twelve centuries. It has contributed greatly to Jewish cultural achievements, while providing a powerful intellectual challenge to the majority form of Judaism. This book is the first to present a comprehensive overview of the entire story of Karaite Judaism: its unclear origins; a Golden Age of Karaism in the Land of Israel; migrations through the centuries; Karaites in the Holocaust; unique Jewish religious practices, beliefs, and philosophy; biblical exegesis and literary accomplishments; polemics and historiography; and the present-day revival of the Karaite community in the State of Israel. ‘Daniel Lasker is an exemplary scholar with thorough command of the literature and an ability to convey the most foundational and fascinating elements of Karaism to a general readership.’ Jessica Andruss, University of Virginia ‘A true eminence in the field, Professor Lasker commands wide respect and recognition. His very fine, reliable introduction to Karaite Judaism will also engage an audience interested in larger questions, such as pluralism and self-definition.’ Daniel Frank, Ohio State University

The two decades since the last authoritative general history of Dutch Jews was published have seen such substantial developments in historical understanding that new assessment has become an imperative. This volume offers an indispensable survey from a contemporary viewpoint that reflects the new preoccupations of European historiography and allows the history of Dutch Jewry to be more integrated with that of other European Jewish histories. Historians from both older and newer generations shed significant light on all eras, providing fresh detail that reflects changed emphases and perspectives. In addition to such traditional subjects as the Jewish community’s relationship with the wider society and its internal structure, its leaders, and its international affiliations, new topics explored include the socio-economic aspects of Dutch Jewish life seen in the context of the integration of minorities more widely; a reassessment of the Holocaust years and consideration of the place of Holocaust memorialization in community life; and the impact of multiculturalist currents on Jews and Jewish politics. Memory studies, diaspora studies, postcolonial studies, and digital humanities all play their part in providing the fullest possible picture. This wide-ranging scholarship is complemented by a generous plate section with eighty fully captioned colour illustrations.

The essay that forms the core of this book is an attempt to understand the developments that have occurred in Orthodox Jewry in America in the last seventy years, and to analyse their implications. The prime change is what is often described as ‘the swing to the right’, a marked increase in ritual stringency, a rupture in patterns of behaviour that has had major consequences not only for Jewish society but also for the nature of Jewish spirituality. For Haym Soloveitchik, the key feature at the root of this change is that, as a result of migration to the ‘New Worlds’ of England, the US, and Israel and acculturation to its new surroundings, American Jewry—indeed, much of the Jewish world— had to reconstruct religious practice from normative texts: observance could no longer be transmitted mimetically, on the basis of practices observed in home and street. In consequence, behaviour once governed by habit is now governed by rule. This new edition allows the author to deal with criticisms raised since the essay, long established as a classic in the field, was originally published, and enables readers to gain a fuller perspective on a topic central to today’s Jewish world and its development.

קורות הינו כתב עת שנתי העוסק בהֶיבֵּטים ההיסטוריים, הפילוסופיים והחברתיים של רפואה ויהדות.

Thoroughly researched, this study highlights the historical scholarship that is one of the lasting legacies of interwar Polish Jewry and analyses its political and social context. As Jewish citizens struggled to assert their place in a newly independent Poland, a dedicated group of Jewish scholars fascinated by history devoted themselves to creating a sense of Polish Jewish belonging while also fighting for their rights as an ethnic minority. The political climate made it hard for these men and women to pursue an academic career; instead they had to continue their efforts to create and disseminate Polish Jewish history by teaching outside the university and publishing in scholarly and popular journals. By introducing the Jewish public to a pantheon of historical heroes to celebrate and anniversaries to commemorate, they sought to forge a community aware of its past, its cultural heritage, and its achievements---though no less important were their efforts to counter the increased hostility towards Jews in the public discourse of the day. In highlighting the role of public intellectuals and the social role of scholars and historical scholarship, this study adds a new dimension to the understanding of the Polish Jewish world in the interwar period.

כתב העת מדעי היהדות יוצא לאור מדי שנה על ידי האיגוד העולמי למדעי היהדות ומהווה במה פתוחה לפרסום מאמרים, מחקרים, תעודות ורשימות שונות במדעי היהדות. בכתב העת מתפרסמים מאמרים בשפה העברית ובשפה האנגלית. המאמרים עוברים תהליך של שיפוט ועריכה כמקובל בכתבי עת שפיטים. כתב העת מתמקד במחקרים בעלי אופי מתודולוגי ופרוגרמטי ובסקירות על תחומים שונים במדעי היהדות. כתב העת החל להתפרסם בשנת תשל"א (1971) תחת הכותרת "ידיעון האיגוד העולמי למדעי היהדות". משנת תשנ"ו (1996) הוא מתפרסם במתכונתו הנוכחית, "מדעי היהדות – כתב העת של האיגוד העולמי למדעי היהדות". בנוסף למאמרים, מפרסם כתב העת את "חדשות האיגוד" וכן סקירות ספרים חדשים המתפרסמים בתחומים השונים של מדעי היהדות. בין המאמרים בכרך זה: מיכאל שניידר | השורשים הליטורגיים של האיחוד אליהו רוזנפלד | "על אודותיו יש לדבר בשתיקה": תפקיד השתיקה בסיפורי טענות בתולים בתלמוד הבבלי ראובן כודרי | התלמוד כתרגיל ברטוריקה: פרוגימנסמה וקונטרוברסיה בספרות חז"ל אלי גורפינקל | סדר ומבנה ברשימת העיקרים המיימוניים: בין צורה למשמעות חגי שטמלר | "למהלך האידאות בישראל" בתגובה ל"חוכמת ישראל"

כתב העת מדעי היהדות יוצא לאור מדי שנה על ידי האיגוד העולמי למדעי היהדות ומהווה במה פתוחה לפרסום מאמרים, מחקרים, תעודות ורשימות שונות במדעי היהדות. בכתב העת מתפרסמים מאמרים בשפה העברית ובשפה האנגלית. המאמרים עוברים תהליך של שיפוט ועריכה כמקובל בכתבי עת שפיטים. כתב העת מתמקד במחקרים בעלי אופי מתודולוגי ופרוגרמטי ובסקירות על תחומים שונים במדעי היהדות. כתב העת החל להתפרסם בשנת תשל"א (1971) תחת הכותרת "ידיעון האיגוד העולמי למדעי היהדות". משנת תשנ"ו (1996) הוא מתפרסם במתכונתו הנוכחית, "מדעי היהדות – כתב העת של האיגוד העולמי למדעי היהדות". בנוסף למאמרים, מפרסם כתב העת את "חדשות האיגוד" וכן סקירות ספרים חדשים המתפרסמים בתחומים השונים של מדעי היהדות. בין המאמרים המופיעים בכרך זה: דויד (דמיטרי) קופליוביץ' | מן ההיעדר אל הנוכחות: הנביא ירמיהו בספר מלכים ובספר דברי הימים יצחק עמר | נישואין ולידה אצל מלכי בית דוד בספר דברי הימים (דה"א יא-דה"ב לו): האומנם רק ביטוי לתורת הגמול? ברכי אליצור | משיחיות ואנטי-משיחיות במסורות על חזקיהו משלהי תקופת בית שני ומתקופות המשנה והתלמוד נעמה וייס | המבנה הבסיסי של יחסי קִרבה בסיפורי משפחות בראשית ובמדרש עדיאל קדרי | הלכת אליהו: ידע שמימי, חסידות וסכנה

הספר מתאר בהרחבה פרויקטים פורצי דרך בפיתוח מנהיגות ותוכניות חינוכיות אחרות שהופעלו או נתמכו על ידי קרן ג'ק, ג'וזף ומורטון מנדל, בשלושים השנים האחרונות. יוזמות אלה נועדו לקדם את מטרת הקרן לחזק את העם היהודי ואת מדינת ישראל כחברה צודקת ומכילה. הספר מציג את התכונות הנדרשות למנהיגות אפקטיבית בשימת דגש על תפקידם של מדעי הרוח ומדיניות ציבורית בפיתוח מנהיגות. הוא פורש את הדרכים ליצירת שינוי חינוכי וחברתי; מפרט את עקרונות העשייה הפילנתרופית; ועומד על תפקידם של המחקר וההגות במאמצים לחיזוק הפעילות החינוכית וחיי הקהילה בארץ ובחול.