Addressing various aspects of Jewish life and religion, particularly in the last two centuries, this book examines different aspects of the Hasidic tradition; present-day contacts between Bobower Hasidism in New York and Bobowa in Poland; and how a rabbi trained in the Lithuania…
Social and cultural boundaries in pre-modern Poland
by Teter, Magda, Polonsky, Antony, Institute for Polish-Jewish Studies (Oxford, England), American Association for Polish-Jewish Studies, Teller, A., Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
fromThe Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Counters the traditional image of Jews being in a permanent state of conflict with their eastern European neighbors by exploring neglected aspects of inter-group interaction, focusing on commonalities, reciprocal influence, and exchange.
Jews and their Neighbours in Eastern Europe since 1750
by Ury, Scott, Polonsky, Antony, Barṭal, Yiśrael
fromPolin
