This title aims to fill a gap that has become more and more conspicuous among the wealth of scholarly periodicals in the field of Jewish studies. Whereas existing journals provide space to medium- and large-sized articles, they neglect the small but poignant contributions, which may be as important as the extended, detailed study. contributions, and provides them with a distinct context. The substance of these contributions is derived from larger perspectives and, though not always presented in an exhaustive way, should have an impact on contemporary discussions. Zutot covers Jewish culture...

Das Biographische Handbuch der Rabbiner erschliet das Rabbinat des mitteleuropaischen Raums anhand von rabbinisch-hebraischen wie in verschiedenen europaischen Sprachen verfassten Quellen. Alphabetisch geordnet, enthalten die Artikel zu den einzelnen Rabbinern moglichst vollstandige Daten zu Herkunft, Ausbildung, Laufbahn, Familie und religioser Position sowie eine Bibliographie. Dieses Handbuch mit in der Mehrzahl bisher unerforschten Gelehrtenbiographien ermoglicht erstmals ein Gesamtbild des Berufsstands im deutschsprachigen Judentum der Moderne.

The 2001 yearbook aims to fill a gap that has become more and more conspicuous among the wealth of scholarly periodicals in the field of Jewish Studies. It covers Jewish Culture in its broadest sense, i.e. encompassing various academic disciplines - literature, languages and linguistics, philosophy, art, sociology, politics and history - and reflects binary oppositions such as religious and secular, high and low, written and oral, male and female culture.