The legacy of German Jewry
Goldschmidt, Hermann LevinAuthor
Ashland, Ohio : Fordham University Press,
2007.
This volume is a comprehensive rethinking of the German-Jewish experience. Goldschmidt challenges the elegiac view of Gershom Scholem, showing us the German-Jewish legacy in literature, philosophy and critical thought in a new light.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This volume is a comprehensive rethinking of the German-Jewish experience. Goldschmidt challenges the elegiac view of Gershom Scholem, showing us the German-Jewish legacy in literature, philosophy and critical thought in a new light.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins of the modern -- The breakthrough to modernity -- The role of German Jewry -- Historical stages -- Equal rights, not assimilation! -- Steps toward emancipation -- Gabriel Riesser's greatest deed -- Emancipation's greatest foe -- The final step to emancipation -- A few figures -- The dual legacy of Theodor Herzl -- The lifework of Martin Buber -- The Jewish state and the World Jewish Congress -- The essence of Judaism -- Philosophy out of the sources of Judaism -- World history of the Jewish people -- Science from a Jewish perspective -- Education without end -- Jewish literature -- The empty house and Shofar -- Jewish self-hatred -- The Jewish quest for a German Bible -- Judaism's message of the kingdom of God -- The end -- Sorrow -- Continuity -- The legacy of Germany Jewry.
Jews
Judaism
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East
History & Archaeology
Middle East