In this book, Sephardism is defined not as an expression of Sephardic identity but as a politicized literary metaphor. Since the nineteenth century, this metaphor has occurred with extraordinary frequ
Jewish Pasts, German Fictions is the first comprehensive study of how German-Jewish writers used images from the Spanish-Jewish past to define their place in German culture and society. Jonathan Skoln
This book explores the life and thought of one of the most important but least known figures in early Zionism, Nathan Birnbaum. Now remembered mainly for his coinage of the word "Zionism," Birnbaum wa
Jesus has served as a Rorschach test in Jewish intellectuals' interpretations of modern Jewish culture and identity. Based on a course he teaches, Hoffman (Judaic studies and history, Franklin and Mar
Jewish Spain centers on representations of the historic relationship between Spain and Jews through key moments of the twentieth century, illuminating the ways in which the Judeo-Spanish past is conti
Employing the words of Robert Wistrich and David Ohana, Mann (Hebrew literature, Jewish Theological Seminary in New York) describes this study of the development of the city of Tel Aviv as an examinat
Recent scholarship has brought to light the existence of a dynamic world of specifically Jewish forms of literature in the nineteenth century—fiction by Jews, about Jews, and often designed largely fo
Recent scholarship has brought to light the existence of a dynamic world of specifically Jewish forms of literature in the nineteenth century—fiction by Jews, about Jews, and often designed largely fo
What role has Jewish intellectual culture played in the development of modern Romance literature? Susanne Zepp seeks to answer this question through an examination of five influential early modern tex
Jews of 19th century France are often portrayed as having contributed little to Jewish culture and having failed to respond to the antisemitism ignited by the Dreyfus affair, despite being the first J
Why did the social sciences become an integral part of Jewish scholarship beginning in the late nineteenth century? What part did this new scholarship play in the ongoing debate over emancipation and
