Jewish education and history : continuity, crisis and change /: continuity, crisis and change. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Ḥinukh ha-Yehudi bi-teḳufat ha-Mishnah ṿeha-Talmud.
• Further Information: Note: Moshe Aberbach ; edited and translated by David Aberbach.
• Other Names: Aberbach, Moses; Aberbach, David, 1953-
• Contents: Aaron, Jeroboam, and the Golden Calves -- Joseph and his brothers and the history of the twelve tribes -- Anti-Hellenism in the book of Daniel -- Imperial Greek freedmen and the fall of the Jewish state, 70 CE -- Herod and Josephus : patriots or traitors? -- Opposition to the biblical prophets in the Talmud -- Pharaoh and Roman Egypt in rabbinic literature -- King Hezekiah and Judah Hanasi : messianic links -- The rabbis, education and the obliteration of class -- Charismatic and anti-charismatic elements in Judaism -- Saadia Gaon and the struggle for Jewish unity -- Maimonides : myth and reality -- Ancient roots of European anti-Semitism and Jewish patriotism -- Abraham Geiger and Samson Raphael Hirsch -- On being a Jewish historian -- The roots of religious anti-Zionism -- Halakhah and modern education : the question of smoking -- Demented messianists and modern secularists -- A Viennese upbringing -- Father -- Mother -- Family history and legend -- My parents and me -- Hebrew teaching and holidays -- Relatives and friends -- School -- The Chajesrealgymnasium (1934-1938) -- My schoolmates -- Under Nazi rule (March-December 1938) -- Kindertransport.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages), (8 illustrations)
• Subjects: 296.09; RELIGION / Judaism / History; Education in rabbinical literature; Education, Ancient
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781134009558; 1134009550
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.