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The book "Jewish Identities in the New Europe" explores the current state of Jewish communities in Europe, fifty years after the Holocaust. It delves into questions of how Jews in both Eastern and Western Europe view themselves - as a religious minority, an ethnic group, or simply as part of the wider European culture. The book also examines the relationship between Jews and non-Jews in Europe, as well as the connections between Jews in different European countries and the role of Israel in shaping these relationships. Written by experts in the field, the book covers a range of topics including the future of European Jews, the experience of being Jewish in Eastern Europe, religious trends, and interfaith relations. The introduction provides a summary of the main conclusions and implications of the book's various perspectives. Overall, the book offers timely and authoritative insights into the contemporary concerns of European Jews.
How do the Jews of today's Europe-east and west-regard themselves, fifty years after the Holocaust? Do they perceive themselves as a religious minority, an ethnic group, or simply as ordinary members of the wider European cultures in which they live? How do they regard the wider non-Jewish community, and how do they relate to the Jews of other European countries? To what extent is Israel a factor in forging these relationships? The contributors to this book are authorities in their respective subjects, and many have significant international reputations. Together they cover a wide range of topics from different perspectives. Among the problems considered are: what the future holds for the Jews of Europe; what it means to be Jewish in the countries of eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, and Hungary are considered in detail by local experts); hopes and uncertainties in religious trends; and the likely development of interfaith relations, as seen by both Jews and Christians. A well-argued introduction identifies the points of convergence, the contradictions, and the myths implicit in the different analyses and teases out the main conclusions and implications. Timely, authoritative, and accessible, this book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to know about the contemporary concerns of the Jews of Europe. Published for the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies CONTRIBUTORS Geoffrey Alderman, Max Beloff, Margaret Brearley, Julius Carlebach, Mikhail A. Chlenov, Sergio DellaPergola, Evyatar Friesel, Pier Francesco Fumagalli, Konstanty Gebert, Daniel Gutwein, Andras Kovacs, Igor Krupnik, Norman Lamm, Jonathan Magonet, Elisabeth Maxwell, Stephen H. Miller, Jonathan Sacks, Dominique Schnapper, Eliezer Schweid, David Singer, Norman Solomon, Shmuel Trigano, Jonathan Webber, Robert S. Wistrich
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