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- The Individual in History: Essays in Honor of Jehuda Reinharz
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Brandeis University Press
- Series: Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry & HBI Series on Jewish Women
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Jehuda Reinharz, born in Haifa in 1944, spent his childhood in Israel and his adolescence in Germany, and moved with his family to the United States when he was seventeen. These three diverse geographies and the experiences they engendered shaped his formative years and the future of a prolific scholar who devoted his life to the study of the central role of leadership as Jews faced the challenges of emancipation and integration in Germany, the rise of modern antisemitism, the formation of Zionist youth culture and politics, and the transformation of Jewish politics in Palestine and the State of Israel. In this volume, eminent scholars in their respective fields extend the lines of Reinharz’s research interests and personal activism by focusing on the ideological, political, and scholarly contributions of a diverse range of individuals in Jewish history. Essays are clustered around five central themes: ideology and politics; statecraft; intellectual, social and cultural spheres; witnessing history; and in the academy. This volume offers a panoramic view of modern Jewish history through engaging essays that celebrate Reinharz’s rich contribution as a path-breaking and prolific scholar, teacher, and leader in the academy and beyond.
Table of Contents
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- Title page, Copyright page
- pp. i-vi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- Part I: Ideology and Politics
- 9 | America’s Most Memorable Zionist Leaders
- pp. 129-142
- Part II: Statecraft
- 14 | Leadership in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- pp. 209-222
- 15 | At the Crossroads: Ben-Gurion at War
- pp. 223-238
- Part III: Intellectual, Social, and Cultural Spheres
- 22 | Spatial Coherence as Sovereignty
- pp. 335-346
- Part IV: Witnessing History
- 26 | The Terrible Secret: Some Afterthoughts
- pp. 403-418
- Part V: In the Academy
- Jehuda Reinharz Select Bibliography
- pp. 533-542
- Editors and Contributors
- pp. 543-546
Additional Information
ISBN
9781611687330
Related ISBN(s)
9781611687323
MARC Record
OCLC
910102858
Pages
558
Launched on MUSE
2015-05-22
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015