Synopses & Reviews
This first published volume in the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization introduces readers to the diversity of Jewish civilization since 1973. The volume vividly demonstrates the interaction of Jewish ideas and themes across continents and languages, revealing the complex transnational character of Jewish life and cultural production. With hundreds of examples from literature, visual arts, and popular culture, as well as intellectual and spiritual works, the volume adopts a deliberately pluralistic perspective. High and low, elite and popular, folk and mass, famous and obscure—all have a place in this groundbreaking anthology.
Readers will quickly come to appreciate the impact on Jewish culture of major social, political, and economic events during the past quarter century—the feminist movement, Israeli politics after the Yom Kippur War, Russian Jewish emigration, the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, the rise of identity politics in the United States, South American revolutions and dictatorships, and North African emigration to France, among many others. Offering a rich encounter with an array of expressions of Jewish identity, the anthology reflects the exuberance, diversity, and vigor of Jewish culture in the decades since 1973.
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andquot;A feast of Jewish culture, in 10 Volumes.andquot;andmdash;Chronicle of Higher Educationand#160;
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"A groundbreaking anthology that reflects the exuberance, diversity and vitality of modern Jewish life."and#8212;Moment Magazine, A Moment Magazine Notable Book of 2012
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andquot;Readers seeking primary texts, documents, images, and artifacts constituting Jewish culture and civilization will not be disappointed by the wealth of examples in this two-book set.andquot;andmdash;Booklist, Top Ten Religion Reference Sources
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Announcing the inaugural volume of the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, a landmark project to catalogue, preserve, and share Jewish culture and civilization from around the world, from biblical times to the twenty-first century.
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This ambitious anthology documents the interaction of Jewish ideas and themes around the world since 1973. From literature to visual arts, from popular culture to spiritual works, the volume encompasses the full diversity of Jewish civilization.
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A landmark ten-volume project that will catalogue, preserve, and share Jewish culture and civilization worldwide, from biblical times to the twenty-first century.
"Readers seeking primary texts, documents, images, and artifacts constituting Jewish culture and civilization will not be disappointed. More important, they might even be inspired. . . . This set will serve to improve teaching and research in Jewish studies at institutions of higher learning and, at the same time, promote, maintain, and improve understanding of the Jewish population and Judaism in general." --Booklist, Starred Review
"A groundbreaking anthology that reflects the exuberance, diversity and vitality of modern Jewish life."--Moment Magazine, A Moment Magazine Notable Book of 2012
A treasury of Jewish creative works from around the world, this volume of the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization introduces readers to the great diversity of Jewish civilization, covering the momentous period from 1973 to 2005. The full sweep of Jewish culture--high and low, famous and obscure, religious and secular--is gathered here, with hundreds of examples from literature, visual arts, and popular culture, as well as intellectual and spiritual works.
Readers will discover how contemporary Jewish culture was affected by the feminist movement, Israeli politics after the Yom Kippur War, Russian Jewish emigration, the rise of identity politics in the United States, South American revolutions and dictatorships, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and much more. This groundbreaking anthology offers a vivid encounter with the myriad expressions of Jewish creativity, reflecting the exuberance, diversity, and vitality of modern Jewish life.
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A treasury of Jewish creative works from around the world, this volume of the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization introduces readers to the great diversity of Jewish civilization, covering the momentous period from 1973 to 2005. The full sweep of Jewish cultureandmdash;high and low, famous and obscure, religious and secularandmdash;is gathered here, with hundreds of examples from literature, visual arts, and popular culture, as well as intellectual and spiritual works.
Readers will discover how contemporary Jewish culture was affected by the feminist movement, Israeli politics after the Yom Kippur War, Russian Jewish emigration, the rise of identity politics in the United States, South American revolutions and dictatorships, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and much more. This groundbreaking anthology offers a vivid encounter with the myriad expressions of Jewish creativity, reflecting the exuberance, diversity, and vitality of modern Jewish life.
About the Author
Deborah Dash Moore is Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and director of the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, University of Michigan. She lives in Ann Arbor, MI. Nurith Gertz is Professor Emerita of Hebrew Literature and Film, The Open University of Israel, and head of the Department of Culture Creation and Production, Sapir College. She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel. James E. Young,and#160;editor in chief of the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization,and#160;is professor of English and Judaic studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.