| A House Divided: Orthodoxy and Schism in Nineteenth-Century Central European Jewry Contributor(s): Katz, Jacob (Author), Brody, Ziporah (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1584652950 ISBN-13: 9781584652953 Publisher: Brandeis University Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Eminent social historian Jacob Katz examines the rise and transformation of Jewish communal leadership in Central Europe. It is a story of fragmentation and polarization that sheds light on the tensions within the 19th-century Jewish community in Central Europe as it struggled to respond to the promises and perils of modernization. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Orthodox - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 296.832 |
| LCCN: 9736812 |
| Series: Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.08" W x 9.22" (1.18 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Religious Orientation - Jewish |