Modern Orthodoxy in American Judaism: The Era of Rabbi Leo Jung

Maxine Jacobson

Published by Academic Studies Press 2016

Modern Orthodoxy in American Judaism

The Era of Rabbi Leo Jung

Maxine Jacobson

In the series Studies in Orthodox Judaism

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781618114389

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About this book

Modern Orthodoxy went from being a threatened entity on the American scene to a well-recognized and respected force in Judaism. This is the story of the renaissance of American Modern Orthodoxy, the story of invigoration and change.

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Maxine Jacobson received her PhD in the Department of Religion at Concordia University, though she did much of her research at Yeshiva University. She has since authored chapters in books on Cyrus Adler and Jews in Canada, and has also conducted research on the history of anti-semitism in Canada. She co-wrote “When Orthodoxy Was Not As Chic as it is Now”, which appeared in Modern Judaism (October 2011). She has delivered papers on Cyrus Adler and Modern Orthodoxy in America at the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS) Conference. She is married to Stephen Jacobson, a urologist in Montreal and has four married children and fourteen grandchildren.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Modern Orthodoxy in the 1920s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
2. Modern Orthodoxy in the 1930s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
3. Modern Orthodoxy in the 1940s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
4. Modern Orthodoxy in the 1950s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
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Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;General/trade;
Pages
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eBook

Published: March 1, 2016
ISBN: 9781618114389