Jewish Renaissance and Revival in America

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Contents Preface vii Eitan P. Fishbane Introduction: Leah Levitz Fishbane and “The Road to Renaissance” 1 Jonathan D. Sarna 1 Common Bonds: A Collective Portrait 13 Leah Levitz Fishbane 2 On the Road to Renaissance: The Young Men’s Hebrew Associations of New York and Philadelphia, – 47 Leah Levitz Fishbane 3 A Renaissance of Jewish Readers in Victorian Philadelphia 71 Arthur Kiron 4 Preserving the Past to Fashion the Future: The Editorial Board of the Jewish Encyclopedia 111 Shuly Rubin Schwartz 5 Leah’s Hope: The Legacy of German-Jewish Humanism in America 123 Paul Mendes-Flohr 6 Revival through Celebrity: American Fame, Jewish Identity, and the Early s 135 David Kaufman 7 Renewal and H . avurah: American Movements, European Roots 145 Arthur Green vi / contents Afterword 165 Arnold Eisen Contributors 169 Index 171 ...