Jews and urban life /
"Jews and Urban Life recognizes that throughout their long history, Jews have often inhabited cities. The reality of this urban experience ranged from ghetto restrictions to robust participation in a range of civic and social activities. Essays in this collection present relevant examples from...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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West Lafayette, Indiana :
Purdue University Press,
[2024]
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| Series: | Studies in Jewish civilization ;
33. |
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| Summary: | "Jews and Urban Life recognizes that throughout their long history, Jews have often inhabited cities. The reality of this urban experience ranged from ghetto restrictions to robust participation in a range of civic and social activities. Essays in this collection present relevant examples from within the Jewish community itself, moving historically from the biblical period to the modern-day State of Israel. Taking a comparative approach while recognizing the particulars of individual instances, authors examine these phenomena from a wide variety of approaches, genres, and media. Interdisciplinary and accessibly written, the articles display a multitude of instances throughout history showing the range of Jewish life in urban settings"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781612499017 1612499015 9781612499024 1612499023 |
| ISSN: | 1070-8510 ; |