Orthodox Judaism and the Politics of Religion: From Prewar Europe to the State of Israel

ISBN-13: 9781108481519 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 318 str.

Daniel Mahla

Opis

Investigates traditionalist struggles about Zionism and the emergence of national-religious Judaism and ultra-Orthodox in the early twentieth century.

Recenzje

'This is one of the most quietly radical works in Jewish history to have appeared in decades.' Michael Berkowitz, Journal of Modern History

Spis treści

1. Of priests and prophets: social and political activism among orthodox Jews; 2. The genesis of Orthodox political camps; 3. Interwar Poland: formative competition within the Kehillah; 4. Divisive land: the Jewish settlements in mandatory Palestine; 5. A new Era in Orthodox relations; 6. Emerging Israeli milieus; Epilogue: Orthodox dynamics in the twenty-first century; Appendix: short biographies.