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Out of the Shtetl : Making Jews Modern in the Polish Borderlands /

"In Out of the Shtetl: Making Jews Modern in the Polish Borderlands, Nancy Sinkoff examines some of the thinkers, particularly Mendel Lefin and Joseph Perl, who as part of the Jewish Enlightenment movement (Haskalah) of the nineteenth century attempted to articulate a vision and plan for how th...

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Main Author: Sinkoff, Nancy (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Providence : Brown Judaic Studies, 2020.
Series:Brown Judaic studies ; no. 336.
Subjects:
Levin, Menahem Mendel, > 1749-1826.
Perl, Joseph, > 1773-1839.
Jews > Ukraine > Podillia > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Jews > Ukraine > Podillia > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Hasidism.
Mitnaggedim.
Haskalah.
Jews > Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Religion / Judaism / History.
Jews > Intellectual life.
Europe > Galicia.
Ukraine > Podillia.
1700-1899
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e-books.
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Summary:"In Out of the Shtetl: Making Jews Modern in the Polish Borderlands, Nancy Sinkoff examines some of the thinkers, particularly Mendel Lefin and Joseph Perl, who as part of the Jewish Enlightenment movement (Haskalah) of the nineteenth century attempted to articulate a vision and plan for how the Jews of Eastern Europe could become modern while remaining Jews."--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (pages cm).
ISBN:9781930675841
1930675844
9781951498658
1951498658