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"A superb collection--my favorite since it was first published."--Joan Friedman, Colgate University
"An indispensable text in teaching modern Jewish history."--Prof. Abrolonski, Brandeis University
"An unparalleled and superbly edited collection of primary sources on Jewish thought and history in the modern period. It immeasurably enhances my course on Modern Jewish Thought."--David Ellenson, Hebrew Union College
"Mendes-Flohr and Reinharz have filled a gap in Jewish scholarship. One would have to research libraries around the world to find what they have placed in our hands."--Daniel Evearitt, Toccoa Falls College
"As a Christian academically trained under largely Jewish scholars, I find this work to be extremely helpful in building cultural and theological bridges between the respective communities. Its breadth and comprehensiveness are remarkable."--Eugene Merrill, Dallas Theological Seminary
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This second edition is an expanded and highly diverse collection of primary materials that trace Jewish experience in the modern period and illustrate the transformation of Jewish religion and culture and identity beginning in the 17th and 18th centuries and ending in 1948. Careful selection of documents originally appearing in many different languages and thoughtful organization and extensive annotation of the documents make this volume an invaluable resource for the student and teacher of modern Jewish history.
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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Filled with great articles
29 Jan 2000
Format:Paperback
You needn't read this book cover to cover. The book is a series of articles starting in the 1600's and progressing to recent times. Gives perspectives of people "dealing" with the Jews and perspectives of Jewish people. An article by the commandant of Auschwitz is followed by an article from a prisoner. Both will stay with me forever.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
This is a collection of articles
12 Feb 2001
Format:Paperback
This book is a collection of articles and excerpts from many of the main sources of Jewish History from the 1700's until present. The articles are grouped by topic. The topics start with emancipation and end off with Zionism and the Holocaust. Each article has a nice mini-biography at the end telling who the author of the article was ( or is ), and includes explanatory notes for those who aren't familiar with that era of Jewish History. The editors were quite even handed and give all sides space in their book, the only group over represented is converted Jews. After all less than .25% of all Jews converted in the 1800's. My only complaint is that they neglected two subjects. One, the Tshuva movement of the 70's to present and also the Shas phenamana of the 80's and 90's.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Excellent compendium of translated documents
9 Nov 2006
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This is an excellent supplementary reader for a Jewish studies course at the undergraduate upper division or graduate level. It contains a wealth of translated documents from the European Jewish experience in the modern period. It covers both the Western and Eastern European experience, and is an excellent source for studying the encounter of Judaism with modernity, particularly the haskalah and Hasidism.
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