Categorically Jewish, Distinctly Polish: Polish Jewish History Reflected and Refracted (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781906764852)

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.


Author: Moshe Rosman
ISBN-10: 1906764859
ISBN-13: 9781906764852
Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in Ass
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2022
Pages: 492
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 9.55h x 6.45w x 1.56d