The light of learning: Hasidism in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust
The Light of Learning is a pioneering study that belies notions of late Hasidic decadence and decline, and transforms our understanding of Polish Jewry during its final hour. In interwar Poland, Hasidism underwent a pedagogical revolution. By mobilizing Torah study, Hasidic leaders were able to subv...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Dynner, Glenn, 1969-, The light of learning : Hasidism in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust] (2025) (Reiser, Daniel, 1976 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Poles
/ Hassidism
/ Hasidim
/ Jews
/ History 1918-1945
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| Summary: | The Light of Learning is a pioneering study that belies notions of late Hasidic decadence and decline, and transforms our understanding of Polish Jewry during its final hour. In interwar Poland, Hasidism underwent a pedagogical revolution. By mobilizing Torah study, Hasidic leaders were able to subvert the "civilizing" projects of the Polish state, challenge the ascendancy of Zionism and Socialism, and create clandestine yeshiva bunkers in Nazi-era ghettos. Hasidic Torah study was thus not only a spiritual-intellectual endeavor but a political practice that fueled a formidable culture of resistance. Cover -- The Light of Learning -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Hasidic Revival -- 1. Weathering the Crisis: Polish Hasidism through the First World War -- 2. A Higher Education: The Hasidic Pedagogical Revival in Interwar Poland -- 3. Aguda: The Politicization of Hasidism -- 4. Against Aguda: Politics without Party Politics -- 5. Physical Pogroms and Spiritual Pogroms: Hasidism in Post-Piłsudski Poland -- 6. Hasidism during the Holocaust -- Conclusion: Rebuilding Again -- Notes -- Bibliography of Primary Sources -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (321 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-767064-4 |
