Jews and urban life
"Jews and Urban Life recognizes that throughout their long history, Jews have often inhabited cities. The reality of this urban experience ranged from ghetto restrictions to robust participation in a range of civic and social activities. Essays in this collection present relevant examples from...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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West Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue University Press
[2024]©2024, 2024
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| Series: | Studies in Jewish civilization
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "Jews and Urban Life recognizes that throughout their long history, Jews have often inhabited cities. The reality of this urban experience ranged from ghetto restrictions to robust participation in a range of civic and social activities. Essays in this collection present relevant examples from within the Jewish community itself, moving historically from the biblical period to the modern-day State of Israel. Taking a comparative approach while recognizing the particulars of individual instances, authors examine these phenomena from a wide variety of approaches, genres, and media. Interdisciplinary and accessibly written, the articles display a multitude of instances throughout history showing the range of Jewish life in urban settings"-- |
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| Item Description: | "The Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization" |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations |
| ISBN: | 1612499023 9781612499017 1612499015 9781612499024 |