The light of learning Hasidism in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust Hasidism in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust Dynner, Glenn 1969- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History nyu 2023 2023 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (309 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map "In the aftermath of World War I, the Hasidic movement appeared to be in shambles. Hasidic rebbes and their followers had dispersed, their courts lay in ruins, and the younger generation seemed lost to secularization. Yet over the course of the interwar period, Hasidic leaders reinvented themselves as educators charged with rescuing the youth. During the ensuing pedagogical revolution, the Hasidic yeshiva effectively displaced the Hasidic court, rebbes became known more for scholarship than miracle-working, and Hasidic young men and often women became, above all, students of Torah. By mobilizing devotional Torah study, Hasidic leaders subverted the “civilizing” projects of the Polish state and its perceived secularist Jewish allies and began to win back the youth. Torah study was thus not only a spiritual-intellectual endeavor but a potent political act, and it persisted in underground ghetto bunkers throughout the Holocaust. The revival of Hasidic learning transformed the movement and continues to define Hasidism to this day"--Publisher's description. Glenn Dynner. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-pl--- Hasidism Poland History 20th century Hasidim Poland Social conditions 20th century Poland Ethnic relations 20th century Poland Politics and government 20th century Hassidisme Pologne Histoire 20e siècle Hassidim Pologne Conditions sociales 20e siècle Pologne Politique et gouvernement 20e siècle Europe HISTORY Holocaust Judaism RELIGION Hasidim Social conditions Hasidism Politics and government Poland Religion & beliefs Religion 1900-1999 fast BM198 .D938 2023 BM198.4.P6 D96 2023 296.8/332094380904 Light of learning Dynner, Glenn, 1969- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023] (DLC) 2023007075 (OCoLC)1374189292 (DLC) 2023007075 9780197670644 0197670644 9780197670668 0197670660 9780197670651 0197670652 9780197670637 0197670636 2023007076 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/55184 DLC 230426 20260318165527.5 in00005698310 eng