"Israel is a modern state whose institutions were clearly shaped by an ideological movement. The declaration of independence in 1948 was an immediate expression of the fundamental Zionist idea: it gave effect to a plan advocated by organized Zionists since the 1880s for solving the Jewish Problem. Thus, major Israeli political institutions, such as the party structure, embody principles and practices that were followed in the World Zioni ..."
"The last two centuries have witnessed a radical transformation of Jewish life. Marked by such profound events as the emancipation from the ghettoes of Europe, the Holocaust and the establishment of the State of Israel, Judaism's long journey through the modern age has been a complex and tumultuous one, leading many Jews to ask themselves not only where they have been and where they are going, but what it means to be a Jew in today's wor ..."
Inside the Antisemitic Mind(1st Edition) The Language of Jew-Hatred in Contemporary Germany (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry) by Monika Schwarz-Friesel, JehudaReinharz Paperback, 454 Pages, Published 2017 by Brandeis University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61168-984-6, ISBN: 1-61168-984-8
"Antisemitism never disappeared in Europe. In fact, there is substantial evidence that it is again on the rise, manifest in violent acts against Jews in some quarters, but more commonly noticeable in everyday discourse in mainstream European society. This innovative empirical study examines written examples of antisemitism in contemporary Germany. It demonstrates that hostility against Jews is not just a right-wing phenomenon or a phenom ..."
"This volume offers a fascinating look at the complex relationship between Jews and Europe during the past two hundred years, and how the European Jewish and non-Jewish intelligentsia interpreted the modern Jewish experience, primarily in Germany, Russia, and Central and Eastern Europe. Beginning with premodern European attitudes toward Jews, Reinharz and Shavit move quickly to "the glorious nineteenth century," a period in which Jewish ..."
"Seventeen scholars explore the interaction between a Jewish culture with its ancient heritage and an expansive German culture in the process of modernization."
The Road to September 1939(1st Edition) Polish Jews, Zionists, and the Yishuv on the Eve of World War II (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry) by JehudaReinharz, Yaacov Shavit Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2018 by Brandeis ISBN-13: 978-1-5126-0153-4, ISBN: 1-5126-0153-5
"In European and Holocaust historiography, it is generally believed that neither the Zionist movement nor the Yishuv, acting primarily out of self-interest, energetically attempted to help European Jews escape the Nazi threat.Drawing on the memoirs, letters, and institutional reports of Chaim Weizmann, Zeev Jabotinsky, David Ben-Gurion, and many others, this volume sheds new light on a troubled period in Jewish history. Reinharz and Shav ..."
Chaim Weizmann(1st Edition) The Making of a Zionist Leader (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry) by JehudaReinharz Paperback, 576 Pages, Published 1985 by Brandeis University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58465-267-0, ISBN: 1-58465-267-5
"The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biography of Chaim Weizmann, Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader, met with widespread acclaim and won five major prizes. President Chaim Herzog of Israel praised it for being "rich in fascinating detail, and never losing sight of the great issues involved." Howard Sachar, writing in The Washington Post Book World, called it "magisterial." And John Gross of The New York Times ha ..."
002(1st Edition) Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Statesman Volume 2 (Studies in Jewish History) by JehudaReinharz Hardcover, 560 Pages, Published 1993 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-507215-0, ISBN: 0-19-507215-4
"The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biography of Chaim Weizmann, Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader, met with widespread acclaim and won five major prizes. President Chaim Herzog of Israel praised it for being "rich in fascinating detail, and never losing sight of the great issues involved." Howard Sachar, writing in The Washington Post Book World, called it "magisterial." And John Gross of The New York Times ha ..."
"The last two centuries have witnessed a radical transformation of Jewish life. Marked by such profound events as the Holocaust and the establishment of the state of Israel, Judaism's long journey through the modern age has been a complex and tumultuous one, leading many Jews to ask themselves not only where they have been and where they are going, but what it means to be a Jew in today's world. Tracing the Jewish experience in the mode ..."
"The last two centuries have witnessed a radical transformation of Jewish life. Marked by such profound events as the Holocaust and the establishment of the state of Israel, Judaism's long journey through the modern age has been a complex and tumultuous one, leading many Jews to ask themselves not only where they have been and where they are going, but what it means to be a Jew in today's world. Tracing the Jewish experience in the moder ..."
"A collection of 200 essays, by wellknown and unknown Jews and non-Jews, inquiring into the Jewish identity, anti-Semitism, the Russian and American experiences, and the Holocaust Amazon.com description: Product Description: This second edition is an expanded and 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 ..."
Chaim Weizmann(1st Edition) The Making of a Zionist Leader (v. 1) by JehudaReinharz Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 1985 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-503446-2, ISBN: 0-19-503446-5
"In the pantheon of modern Jewish leaders, Chaim Weizmann is a giant. One of the founding fathers of the state of Israel and its first president, he was also a president of the World Zionist Organization and a chemist of the first rank, for whom Israel's renowned Weizmann Institute of Science was named. Yet there has never been a scholarly biography of Weizmann. His own autobiography, Trial and Error, written largely from memory, is ri ..."
The Jewish Response to German Culture(1st Edition) From the Enlightenment to the Second World War (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry) by JehudaReinharz, Walter Schatzberg Hardcover, 378 Pages, Published 1985 by Brandeis ISBN-13: 978-0-87451-345-5, ISBN: 0-87451-345-6
"Seventeen scholars explore the interaction between a Jewish culture with its ancient heritage and an expansive German culture in the process of modernization."
"The purpose of this volume is to provide the English speaking public with convenient access to the most significant documents of Israel's domestic politics and foreign policies between 1948 and 1983."
"Preface: "The Birds Left Early"--"A Million Superfluous Jews" -- and More -- "The Dream of a Jewish State" -- "The Wailing Wall in Évian" and Kristallnacht -- Funeral March at St. James's Palace: "They Betrayed Czechoslovakia, Why Should ..."
Chaim Weizmann(1st Edition) The Making of a Statesman (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry) by JehudaReinharz Paperback, 550 Pages, Published 1985 by Brandeis ISBN-13: 978-1-58465-268-7, ISBN: 1-58465-268-3
"The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biography of Chaim Weizmann, Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader, met with widespread acclaim and won five major prizes. President Chaim Herzog of Israel praised it for being "rich in fascinating detail, and never losing sight of the great issues involved." Howard Sachar, writing in The Washington Post Book World, called it "magisterial." And John Gross of The New York Times ha ..."
Israel in the Middle East(2nd Edition) Documents and Readings on Society, Politics, and Foreign Relations, Pre-1948 to the Present (The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry Series) by Itamar Rabinovich, JehudaReinharz, Îtāmār Rabînôvîṣ Paperback, 650 Pages, Published 2007 by Brandeis University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87451-962-4, ISBN: 0-87451-962-4
"This timely anthology, completely revised and updated from the original edition in 1984, provides convenient access to the most significant documents of the Zionist movement since 1882 and of Israel s domestic and foreign policy issues between 1948 and 2006. Comprised largely of primary sources from Israeli, Arab, and American records, documents encompass not only political and diplomatic history but economic, cultural, legal and social ..."
Fatherland or Promised Land(1st Edition) by JehudaReinharz Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 1976 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-76500-3, ISBN: 0-472-76500-0
"Fatherland or Promised Land traces the history of the two major organizations formed by German Jews to deal with the contradictions between emancipation and anti-Semitism. Each organization developed its own equilibrium between the two claims on German Jewry's loyalty: Deutschtum and Judentum; and it was in this period that the great personalities of Jewish liberalism and Zionism emerged. The debate was not resolved until the Nazis deci ..."
"Jews have long seen the interwar years as a “golden age” for Polish Jewry and hold it in special reverence because of the community’s heroic struggle against the encroaching darkness of antisemitism. During the years 1918 to 1939, Polish Jews constituted the largest Jewish community in noncommunist Europe and were the leading cultural and political force in the Jewish Diaspora. In this volume distinguished American, West European, Israe ..."