"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"Seventeen scholars explore the interaction between a Jewish culture with its ancient heritage and an expansive German culture in the process of modernization."
""Provides a comprehensive treatment of the history of Zionism, one of the few great success stories in ideological movements, and movements of national liberation in the twentieth century. Few are more qualified to edit a volume on this subject than Anita Shapira and Jehuda Reinharz." --Chaim Herzog, Former President of Israel "The most comprehensive collection of articles on the history of Zionism, covering all its aspects, written by ..."
"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."
Chaim Weizmann(Updated) The Making of a Zionist Leader Volume 1 (Studies in Jewish History) (Vol 1) by ProfessorJehudaReinharz Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 1987 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-505069-1, ISBN: 0-19-505069-X
"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 an eminent chemist, for whom Israel's renowned Weizmann Institute of Science was named. Yet, until now, there has never been an authoritative biography of Weizmann that removed the layers of myth obscuring our image of the man. Both ..."
Israel in the Middle East(1st Edition) Documents and Readings on Society, Politics and Foreign Relations, 1948 to the Present by Itamar Rabinovich, ProfessorJehudaReinharz Hardcover, 422 Pages, Published 1984 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-503362-5, ISBN: 0-19-503362-0
"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 ..."