Modernity Within Tradition The Social History of Orthodox Jewry in Imperial Germany |
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| Author:
| Breuer, Mordechai |
| Translator:
| Petuchowski, Elizabeth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-07470-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1992 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $57.50 |
Book Description:
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Orthodoxy's image of itself was that of bearer and guardian of the ancient Jewish faith and of ancient Jewish tradition, explains Mordechai Breuer, in his study of Orthodox Jewish life in Imperial Germany. As secularization and reform pervaded German Jewry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Orthodox Jews became a minority, resulting in alienation and social rifts. Yet despite the decrease in numbers and social problems, Orthodoxy increased in spirit, perseverence, and inner strength.
Orthodoxy's image of itself was that of bearer and guardian of the ancient Jewish faith and of ancient Jewish tradition, explains Mordechai Breuer, in his study of Orthodox Jewish life in Imperial Germany. As secularization and reform pervaded German Jewry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Orthodox Jews became a minority, resulting in alienation and social rifts. Yet despite the decrease in numbers and social problems, Orthodoxy increased in spirit, perseverence, and inner strength.