Sources on Jewish Self-Government in the Polish Lands from Its Inception to the Present (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004191365)

This source-reader invites you to encounter the world of one thousand years of Jewish self-government in eastern Europe. It tells about the beginnings in the Middle Ages, delves into the unfolding of communal hierarchies and supra-communal representation in the early modern period, and reflects on the impact of the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and of growing state interference, as well as on the communist and post-communist periods. Translated into English from Hebrew, Latin, Yiddish, Polish, Russian, German, and other languages, in most cases for the first time, the sources illustrate communal life, the interdependence of civil and religious leadership, the impact of state legislation, Jewish-non-Jewish encounters, reform projects and political movements, but also Jewish resilience during the Holocaust. "The reviewed volume is a valuable publication reflecting the considerable work of the editors, authors and translators. It allows English-speaking readers to reach out to materials previously inaccessible linguistically. Most importantly, it allows to include and/or introduce the history of Polish Jews into the didactics of universitites worldwide." Anna Michalowska-Mycielska, Studia Judaica (quote was translated from Polish)

Author: Fran輟is Guesnet
ISBN-10: 9004191364
ISBN-13: 9789004191365
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 01/06/2022
Pages: 726
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.30lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.22w x 1.65d