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Record Nr.

UNINA9910467003703321

Autore

Stampfer Shaul

Titolo

Families, rabbis and education : essays on traditional Jewish society in Eastern Europe / / Shaul Stampfer [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, , 2020

ISBN

1-80034-090-7

1-909821-14-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 pages)

Collana

Liverpool scholarship online

Disciplina

305.892404709034

Soggetti

Jews - Europe, Eastern - Social conditions - 19th century

Jews - Europe, Eastern - Social life and customs

Jewish religious education - Europe, Eastern - History - 19th century

Jewish families - Europe, Eastern - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2010.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The realities of Jewish life in eastern Europe that concerned the average Jew meant the way their children grew up, the way they studied, how they married, and all the subsequent stages of the life cycle. The family and the community were the core institutions of east European Jewish society. These realities were always dynamic and evolving but in the 19th century, the pace of change in almost every area of life was exceptionally rapid. This text deals with these social realities. The result is a picture that is far from the stereotyped view of the past that is common today, but a more honest and more comprehensive one. Topics covered consider the learning experiences of both males and females of different ages. They also deal with and distinguish between study among the well off and learned and study among the poorer masses.