"This collection of essays was inspired by the desire to create a suitable tribute to Dr. Irving Greenberg. Dr. Greenberg has been one of the truly major figures in the American Jewish community for the past forty years. A community activist and a theologian of distinction, he has influenced not only the practical direction of Jewish life, especially through his work with the leadership of Jewish Federations throughout the country, but a ..."
Why Is America Different? American Jewry on its 350th Anniversary by StevenT. Katz Hardcover, 420 Pages, Published 2010 by Upa ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-4768-7, ISBN: 0-7618-4768-5
"Does the American Jewish experience represent a singular communal circumstance, or does it repeat, with obvious and unavoidable variation, the older European pattern of Jewish existence? In 2004, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the American Jewish community, this question seemed well worth revisiting. To explore it more fully, the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University brought togethe ..."
"The question of whether anti-Semitism is a transitory phenomenon, appearing randomly in Western history, or whether it reflects a deep seated tradition inherent in Western culture has been often debated. This volume traces the image of the Jew and the attitudes toward the Jew over the past two thousand years, from the Roman Empire to the reunification of Germany, showing the consistent pattern of anti-Semitism in Western societies. Wi ..."
"This fourth volume of The Cambridge History of Judaism covers the period from 70 CE to 640 CE (the rise of Islam). It deals with the major historical, political and cultural developments in Jewish history and the history of Judaism in this crucial era during which Judaism took on its classical shape. It provides discussion and analysis of all the essential subjects pertinent to an understanding of this period, and is especially strong i ..."
Mysticism and Religious Traditions(1st Edition) (Galaxy Books) by StevenT. Katz Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1983 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-503314-4, ISBN: 0-19-503314-0
"Deals with the relationship between mystics and the religious communities out of which they emerge and of which they are a part."
"Compares New World slavery and the Holocaust. By analyzing key topics it shows the differences between the two systems."
Wrestling with God(1st Edition) Jewish Theological Responses during and after the Holocaust by StevenT. Katz, Shlomo Biderman, Gershon Greenberg Paperback, 704 Pages, Published 2007 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-530015-4, ISBN: 0-19-530015-7
Mysticism and Sacred Scripture(1st Edition) by StevenT. Katz Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-509703-0, ISBN: 0-19-509703-3
Post-Holocaust Dialogues Critical Studies in Modern Jewish Thought by StevenT. Katz Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1983 by New York University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-4583-0, ISBN: 0-8147-4583-0
"Charging that may widely held opinions found in the body of modern Jewish philosophy are inadequate if not false, Katz attempts a reconstruction of these beliefs into a more compelling and tightly composed account of Jewish thought. The book addresses a number of particularly significant topics relating Jewry, with essyas on Martin Buber, Eliezer Berkovits, Richard Rubenstein, Emil Fackenheim, and Ignaz Maybaum.A significant review of J ..."
"These 213 documents on the theory, planning, and execution of, and reaction and resistance to, the Nazi plan to exterminate European Jews date from the 1920s through the closing days of World War II and focus on the experience of eastern Europe. The crystallization of the principles of Nazi anti-Semitism, the policies of the Third Reich toward the Jews, the period of segregation and enclosed ghettos, and the stages through which the 'f ..."
Historicism, the Holocaust, and Zionism Critical Studies in Modern Jewish History and Thought (Hardback) by StevenT. Katz Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1992 by New York University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-4616-5, ISBN: 0-8147-4616-0
"Mystical and religious experience are subjects which are constantly under investigation by both the religiously sensitive and, in a more general way, by those interested in the phenomenon."
Obliged By Memory Literature, Religion, Ethics (Religion, Theology and the Holocaust) by StevenT. Katz, Alan Rosen, Elie Wiesel Hardcover, 188 Pages, Published 2006 by Syracuse University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8156-3064-7, ISBN: 0-8156-3064-6
"Reflecting on Evil in 1947 Bruno Chaouat Beginnings Two years after the war, in
1947, a significant number of literary, testimonial, and philosophical works
appeared in France and in other European countries. This chapter examines how
these works, offering different responses to the war, share one feature: each, in
its own genre and style, engages, directly or obliquely, explicitly or not, with the
question of evil. Unsurprisingly, ..."
"Providing a reliable view of the relevant issues, and based on a broad and comprehensive set of data and evidence, Steven T. Katz analyses the fundamental differences between the Holocaust and new world slavery and re-evaluates our ..."
Variorum Collected Studies Holocaust Studies : Critical Reflections by StevenT. Katz 354 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-429-01871-8, ISBN: 0-429-01871-1
"by Alex Weissberg, Advocate for the Dead – The Story of Joel Brand (London,
1958), p. ... 840; and Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins, Death on the Black
Sea: The Untold Story of the Struma and World War II's Holocaust at Sea (New
York, 2003). ... Judenrat and the Jewish Police, www.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/
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Councils in ..."
American Rabbi The Life and Thought of Jacob B. Agus by StevenT. Katz 256 Pages, Published 2012 by Nyu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-4851-0, ISBN: 0-8147-4851-1
"Katz. The present collection of original essays on the life and thought of Rabbi
Jacob B. Agus was commissioned by the Rabbi Jacob B. Agus Foundation of
Baltimore, Maryland. Along with this collection, a second volume, an anthology of
selections from the voluminous writings of Rabbi Agus, has been created under
the title The Essential Agus: The Writings of Jacob B. ... As the editor of both
volumes, I would like to thank publicly a ..."
The Essential Agus The Writings of Jacob B. Agus by StevenT. Katz 588 Pages, Published 1997 by Nyu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-6355-1, ISBN: 0-8147-6355-3
"Weinstein, Joshua, Buber and Humanistic Education. Jewish Quarterly Review
69, 4 (April 1979): 245-47. Gordis, Robert, Understanding Conservative Judaism;
Martin Bernhard ed., Movements and Issues in American Judaism; Jerry V. Diller,
..."
"The first three volumes of The Cambridge History of Judaism cover the history of the Jews from the Exile in 587 B.C.E. to the early Roman period extending into the third century C.E. A comprehensive examination is made of all the relevant literary and archeological sources, and special attention is given to the interaction of Iranian, Semitic, Hellenistic and Roman cultures. The contributors include both Jewish and Gentile scholars from ..."