The light of learning: Hasidism in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust
'The Light of Learning' tells the story of an unexpected Hasidic revival in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust. In the aftermath of World War I, the Jewish mystical movement appeared to be in shambles. Hasidic leaders had dispersed, Hasidic courts lay in ruins, and the youth seemed swept u...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion & beliefs
B Hasidism (Poland) History 20th century B Hasidim (Poland) Social conditions 20th century B Poland Ethnic relations 20th century B Poland Politics and government 20th century B Religion |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780197670637 |
| Summary: | 'The Light of Learning' tells the story of an unexpected Hasidic revival in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust. In the aftermath of World War I, the Jewish mystical movement appeared to be in shambles. Hasidic leaders had dispersed, Hasidic courts lay in ruins, and the youth seemed swept up in secularist trends as a result of mandatory public schooling and new Jewish movements like Zionism and Socialism. Author Glenn Dynner shows that in response to this, Hasidic leaders reinvented themselves as educators devoted to rescuing the youth by means of thriving networks of heders (primary schools), Bais Yaakov schools for girls and women, and world-renowned yeshivas. "The available sources on Hasidic society at the turn of the twentieth century create an impression of discontented Jewish youth and panicked parents, but not inexorable crisis and decline. Though the First World War and post-war pogroms further destabilized Hasidic society, they inadvertently created opportunities for the reinvention and revitalization of traditionalist education. The challenges of the early twentieth century would prove more galvanizing than demoralizing for certain visionary, reform-minded Hasidic leaders"-- |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 12, 2023) |
| ISBN: | 0197670660 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197670637.001.0001 |