New Jewish Identities

Published by Central European University Press 2003

New Jewish Identities

Edited by: Zvi Y. Gitelman , Barry Alexander Kosmin and András Kovács

https://doi.org/10.1515/9786155211133

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About this book

A unique collection of essays that deal with the intriguing and complex problems connected to the question of Jewish identity in the contemporary world. Based on a conference held in Budapest, Hungary in July 2001, it analyzes and compares how Jews conceive of their Jewishness. Do they see it in mostly religious, cultural or ethnic terms? What are the policy implications of these views and how have they been evolving? What do they portend for the future of world Jewry? The authors present new data from west European and post-Communist countries (Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Ukraine) and re-interpret data from other European countries as well as from Israel and the United States, making this a truly comprehensive, comparative and contemporary work.

Author / Editor information

Kosmin Barry Alexander :

Barry A. Kosmin is Executive Director, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, London.

Kovács András :

András Kovács is Professor at the Nationalism Studies Department and Academic Director of Jewish Studies at the Central European University.

Reviews

Péter Kenéz:
"The topic "identity" in particular "Jewish identity" is very much discussed nowadays and this volume makes a genuine contribution to the discussion. I read through the articles in a couple of days with unflagging interest."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Tables and Appendices Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
Introduction Zvi Gitelman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Social Identity in British and South African Jewry Jacqueline Goldberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
2. Religious Identity in the Social and Political Arena: An Examination of the Attitudes of Orthodox and Progressive Jews in the UK Barry Kosmin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Changing Patterns of Jewish Identity among British Jews Stephen Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4. A Typological Approach to French Jewry Régine Azria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
5. “Jewishness” in Postmodernity:The Case of Sweden Lars Dencik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
6. Becoming Jewish in Russia and Ukraine Zvi Gitelman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
7. The Jewish Press and Jewish Identity: Leningrad/St. Petersburg, 1989–1992 John D. Klier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
8. Patterns of Jewish Identity in Moldova: The Behavioral Dimension Malka Korazim and Esther Katz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
9. Jewish Identity and the Orthodox Church in Late Soviet Russia Judith Deutsch Kornblatt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
10. Looking Out for One’s Own Identity: Central Asian Jews in the Wake of Communism Alanna E. Cooper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
11. Jewish Groups and Identity Strategies in Post-Communist Hungary András Kovács Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
12. Particularizing the Universal: New Polish Jewish Identities and a New Framework of Analysis Marius Gudonis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
13. Polish Jewish Institutions in Transition: Personalities over Process Claire A. Rosenson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
14. Jewish Identity in the United States and Israel Charles S. Liebman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
15. Notes Towards the Definition of “Jewish Culture” in Contemporary Europe Jonathan Webber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
16. Jewish Identity in Transition:Transformation or Attenuation? Charles S. Liebman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	351

Language: English
Publisher: Central European University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 388
Keywords: Identity; Diaspora; Jews; Judaism; Postcommunism

eBook

Published: July 30, 2003
ISBN: 9786155211133