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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458727103321

Autore

Sherwin Byron L

Titolo

Sparks amidst the ashes [[electronic resource] ] : the spiritual legacy of Polish Jewry / / Byron L. Sherwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997

ISBN

1-280-52894-X

0-19-535546-6

1-4294-1564-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SherwinByron L

Disciplina

296.09438

296/.09438

305.89240438

Soggetti

Judaism - Poland - History

Jews - Poland - Intellectual life

Spiritual life - Judaism

Rabbis - Poland

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Poland - Influence

Electronic books.

Poland Intellectual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. To Reclaim a Legacy; 2. Grandmother's Tales; 3. Sparks in Exile; 4. Life, Learning, and Luria in Lublin; 5. The Spiritual Magnates of Cracow; 6. Transmigrations of a Name; 7. King for a Night; 8. Auschwitz; 9. Jewish Continuity; 10. Sparks in Ashes; 11. Inward Journeys; 12. The Land We Shared; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

For many years, Poland served as the epicentre of Jewish life but became a ""Jewish Atlantis"" after the Holocaust. This book shows how the works of intellect produced during the Jewish ""Golden Age"" in Poland can provide today's Jews with the resources required to ensure future Jewish continuity.