Rabbi Marcus Jastrow and His Vision for the Reform of Judaism: A Study in the History of Judaism in the Nineteenth Century

Michal Galas

Published by Academic Studies Press 2013

Rabbi Marcus Jastrow and His Vision for the Reform of Judaism

A Study in the History of Judaism in the Nineteenth Century

Michal Galas
Translated by: Anna Tilles

In the series Jews of Poland

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781618113566

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Rabbi Marcus Jastrow (1829-1903) was one of the most important figures of nineteenth-century Judaism, but is often neglected. This volume presents his life and his views on the reform of Judaism in the context of the changes and developments of Judaism in his lifetime. It covers his early life and his career in Europe as a preacher and rabbi in Warsaw, Mannheim, and Worms, and then discusses his activities in the United States, where he served as rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, as well as his work on his famous dictionary. Jastrow was deeply involved in the important religious and scholarly initiatives of American Jewry: he took part in the emergence of Reform as well as Conservative Judaism, being involved in major controversies and polemics regarding them, and had a great impact on the creation of Jewish scholarship and Judaic studies in America.

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Marc Saperstein, King’s College London:
“It is a service to the broader field of Jewish Studies that [this] book is now available in an English translation. . . . The book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of a rabbi who, in three different countries, showed considerable courage in the stands he took on both political and religious issues, and who made a significant and largely unappreciated contribution to American Judaism, over and above the Dictionary that is his major contribution to scholarship. The dramatic events of Jastrow’s life as presented by Galas reveal an individual who deserves to be known for more than his Dictionary.”

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword to the English Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
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Introduction: Judaism in the Nineteenth Century: A General Overview Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Part I. Europe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part II. The United States of America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
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Appendix I: Jastrow’s Leter to Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
Appendix II: Aleksander Kraushar, “Kartka z niedawnej przeszłości” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
Appendix III: Selections from Jastrow’s March 1, 1861, Sermon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
Appendix IV: Jastrow’s Lett er to the Synagogue Council of Mannheim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Appendix V: Jastrow’s Farewell Sermon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
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Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;General/trade;
Pages
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Published: December 15, 2013
ISBN: 9781618113566