Against the grain, Jewish intellectuals in hard times, edited by Ezra Mendelsohn, Stefani Hoffman, and Richard I. Cohen
Type
Label
Against the grain, Jewish intellectuals in hard times, edited by Ezra Mendelsohn, Stefani Hoffman, and Richard I. Cohen
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Against the grain
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
edited by Ezra Mendelsohn, Stefani Hoffman, and Richard I. Cohen
Sub title
Jewish intellectuals in hard times
Summary
"This volume analyzes the political roads taken by German Jewish thinkers; the impact of the Holocaust on the Central and East European Jewish intelligentsia; and the conundrum of modern Jewish identity"--Publisher's summary
Table Of Contents
Part I. Strauss, Scholem, Arendt, Benjamin -- Part II. Political positioning in hard times -- Part III. Brothers and strangers: the issue of identity -- Part IV. In the shadow of the Holocaust
Classification
Subject
- Jews -- Germany -- Intellectual life
- Germany -- Ethnic relations
- Aschheim, Steven E., 1942- -- Political and social views
- Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Intellectuals + Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) + Influence
- Jews, East European -- Germany
- Political culture -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Strauss, Leo -- Political and social views
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor3
- Subject9
- Jews -- Germany -- Intellectual life
- Germany -- Ethnic relations
- Aschheim, Steven E., 1942- -- Political and social views
- Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Intellectuals + Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) + Influence
- Jews, East European -- Germany
- Political culture -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Strauss, Leo -- Political and social views
- Editor3