Jewish Philanthropy and Enlightenment in Late-Tsarist Russia

Contents

contents Acknowledgments ix A Note on Transliteration x Introduction 3 part 1 integration schemes 15 1 The Gintsburg Family and the Emergence of a Jewish Enlightenment Society 17 2 Forging a Mission 29 3 The Odessa Branch and Radical Russification 42 part 2 confrontations with reality 53 4 Confrontation with Anti-Semites 55 5 Pogroms and the Shtadlanut 71 6 Generational Change and New Agendas 80 part 3 an ope school network 95 7 Designing an Ideal Jewish School 97 8 Developing Educational Networks 115 9 Envisioning New Leaders: Modern Teachers and Reform Rabbis 129 10 Struggles with the Orthodox Elite: Schools versus Heders 144 part 4 nationalism 159 11 Diaspora Nationalism 161 12 Militancy in 1905 178 13 Building Institutions between the Revolutions 190 14 The OPE in War and Revolution 206 Postscript 223 Appendixes 229 Notes 239 Bibliography 295 Index 333 ...