The Jewish Enlightenment

The Jewish Enlightenment

The Jewish Enlightenment Shmuel Feiner Translated by Chaya Naor University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Publication of this book was made possible by a grant from the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation. Originally published as Ma‘apechat ha-neorut, tenuat ha-Haskalah ha-Yehudit ba-mea ha-shmune esre Copyright 䉷  The Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History, Jerusalem English text copyright 䉷 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the Unites States of America on acid-free paper           Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Feiner, Shmuel. [Mahpekhat ha-ne’orut. English] The Jewish enlightenment / Shmuel Feiner ; translated by Chaya Naor. p. cm. —Jewish culture and contexts Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN --- (cloth. : alk. paper) . Jews—Intellectual life—th century. . Haskalah—History—th century. . Jewish learning and scholarship—History—th century. I. Title. II. Series DS .F  ⬘.⬘—dc  For my wife, Rivka This page intentionally left blank ...