Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Light of LearningCondition: NewSubtitle: Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the HolocaustISBN-10: 0197670636EAN: 9780197670637ISBN: 9780197670637Publisher: Oxford University Press IncFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 11/20/2024Description: The Light of Learning tells the story of an unexpected Hasidic revival in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust. In the aftermath of World War I, the Jewish mystical movement appeared to be in shambles. Hasidic leaders had dispersed, Hasidic courts lay in ruins, and the youth seemed swept up in secularist trends as a result of mandatory public schooling and new Jewish movements like Zionism and Socialism. Author Glenn Dynner shows that in response to this, Hasidic leaders reinvented themselves as educators devoted to rescuing the youth by means of thriving networks of heders (primary schools), Bais Yaakov schools for girls and women, and world-renowned yeshivas. During the ensuing pedagogical revolution, Hasidic yeshivas soon overshadowed courts, and Hasidic leaders became known more for scholarship than miracle-working. By mobilizing Torah study, Hasidic leaders were able to subvert the "civilizing" projects of the Polish state, successfully rival Zionists and Socialists, and create clandestine yeshiva bunkers in ghettos during the Holocaust. Torah study was thus not only a spiritual-intellectual endeavor but a political practice that fueled a formidable culture of resistance. The Light of Learning belies notions of late Hasidic decadence and decline and transforms our understanding of Polish Jewry during its final hour.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 243mmItem Length: 163mmItem Width: 19mmItem Weight: 599gAuthor: Glenn DynnerGenre: HistoryTopic: Military History, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Light of Learning
Title: The Light of Learning
Subtitle: Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust
ISBN-10: 0197670636
EAN: 9780197670637
ISBN: 9780197670637
Release Date: 11/20/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: History
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Publication Name: Light of Learning : Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Holocaust, Judaism / General, Europe / General
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 21.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Glenn Dynner
Item Length: 6.4 in
Subject Area: Religion, History
Item Width: 9.6 in
Format: Hardcover
