Religion and Jewish identity in the Soviet Union, 1941-1964

Pt. I. From religious leniency to a campaign of oppression -- 1. Soviet religious policy in the wake of the Nazi invasion, 1941-1948 -- 2. The legalization of congregations and synagogues -- 3. The formation of prayer groups (minyanim) -- 4. Jewish spiritual needs in the aftermath of the Holocaust -...

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Main Author: Alṭshuler, Mordekhay 1932-2019 (Author)
Contributors: Sternberg, Saadya
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Waltham, Mass. Brandeis Univ. Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Series/Journal:The Tauber Institute series for the study of European Jewry
A Sarnat library book
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Soviet Union / Jews / Religious policy / Religious practice / History 1941-1964
Further subjects:B Ethnic identity
B Religious practice
B Jews
B Jews (Soviet Union) Identity
B Soviet Union Ethnic relations
B Jews Government policy (Soviet Union)
B Judaism
B Jews (Soviet Union) Social conditions
B History 1941-1964
B Jews (Soviet Union) History
B Religious policy
B Soviet Union
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Summary:Pt. I. From religious leniency to a campaign of oppression -- 1. Soviet religious policy in the wake of the Nazi invasion, 1941-1948 -- 2. The legalization of congregations and synagogues -- 3. The formation of prayer groups (minyanim) -- 4. Jewish spiritual needs in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- 5. Stalin's final years, 1949-1953: persecution and the threat of liquidation -- 6. Public displays of Jewish identity: demonstrations in the Synagogue Square -- 7. Khrushchev's "thaw," 1954-1959 -- 8. The public campaign against religion -- Part II: Between the private and the public spheres -- 9. Rabbis and the congregational establishment -- 10. Cantors for hire -- 11. Financing religious activities -- 12. Religious studies and the Moscow Yeshiva, 1957 -- 13. Kosher slaughter (shechita) and matzah baking -- 14. Holiday observance in the private sphere -- 15. Charity and the Jewish needy -- 16. Ritual baths and circumcision -- 17. Cemeteries, Holocaust memorials, and burial societies -- 18. The attitude of world Jewry and Israel to Judaism in the USSR
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. [301] - 314
ISBN:1611682711