Controversy and Crisis: Studies in the History of the Jews in Modern Britain

Geoffrey Alderman

Published by Academic Studies Press 2008

Controversy and Crisis

Studies in the History of the Jews in Modern Britain

Geoffrey Alderman

In the series Judaism and Jewish Life

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781618110572

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About this book

Professor Geoffrey Alderman is the acknowledged authority on the history of the Jews in modern Britain. During an academic career spanning forty years he has produced some of the most authoritative and controversial studies in this field, lighting up the dark corners of the Jewish existence in Great Britain and revealing secrets the Anglo-Jewish communities would rather have kept from public view. In Controversy and Crisis, Alderman presents sixteen of these essays, covering fields as disparate as the history of the Jewish vote in the UK, the true story of the British Chief Rabbinate, and the uneasy tenure of Sir Jonathan Sacks in that office. He also considers the role of the historian in Anglo-Jewish life, and the troubled careers of some of its leaders and scholars.

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Geoffrey Alderman (Ph.D. University of Oxford, 1969) is the Michael Gross Professor of Politics & Contemporary History at the University of Buckingham and is the acknowledged authority on the history of the Jews in modern Britain. In 2006, Oxford conferred on him with the degree of Doctor of Letters in respect of his work in this field.

Reviews

"This anthology is a showcase for Alderman's achievements as an historian, and a lesson in how to write minority history…a lively collection that combines essays of the highest scholarship with courageous journalism."--D. Cesarani, Royal Holloway, University of London in EHR, cxxv. 513 (Apr. 2010)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
I. Anglo-Jewry: A Suitable Case for Treatment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Academic Duty and Communal Obligation: Some Thoughts on the Writing of Anglo-Jewish History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
III. The Jew as Scapegoat? The Settlement and Reception of Jews in South Wales before 1914 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
IV. The Anti-Jewish Riots of August 1911 in South Wales: A Response Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
V. The British Chief Rabbinate: a Most Peculiar Practice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
VI. Power, Authority and Status in British Jewry: The Chief Rabbinate and Shechita Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
VII. The defence of shechita: Anglo-Jewry and the ‘humane conditions’ regulations of 1990 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
VIII. Jewish Political Attitudes and Voting Patterns in England 1945 – 1987 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
IX. London Jewry and London Politics, 1889 -1934 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
X. Jews in the Economy of London (1850 – 1940) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
XI. M. H. Davis: The Rise and Fall of a Communal Upstart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
XII. English Jews or Jews of the English Persuasion: Reflections on the Emancipation of Anglo-Jewry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
XIII. British Jewry: The Disintegration of a Community Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
XIV. That Letter ……. Rabbinical Politics and Jewish Management Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
XV. Kosher Sex and Leadership Lubrication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
XVI. Cecil Roth: A Personal Appraisal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
Guide to Further Reading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	364
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	368

Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;General/trade;
Pages
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eBook

Published: July 1, 2008
ISBN: 9781618110572