Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy: The Life and Works of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg, 1884-1966

by Marc B. Shapiro

Overview

Using previously unpublished material, including private correspondence, Shapiro (Judaic Studies, U. of Scranton, Pennsylvania) discusses the many aspects of the life and thought of Rabbi Weinberg (1884-1966), an important ideologue of modern Orthodoxy. The author focuses on his evolving philosophical orientation, from his early years in Poland, his years in Germany, Lithuania, and Poland from WWI through the Nazi era, and his post-war years in Switzerland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781874774914
Publisher:	The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press
Publication date:	06/01/2002
Pages:	296
Sales rank:	777,215
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Marc Shapiro holds the Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Brandeis and Harvard universities, he is also the author of Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy: The Life and Works of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg, 1884-1966 (2002); The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides' Thirteen Principles Reappraised (); and Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History (), all published by the Littman Library.

Table of Contents

	Note on Transliteration	x
	Note on Sources	xi
	List of Abbreviations	xi
1	Early Life (1884-1905)	1
2	Pilwishki (1906-1913)	18
3	The First World War and its Aftermath (1914-1920)	51
4	Giessen and Beyond (1920-1932)	76
5	Response to the New Nazi Government (1933-1934)	110
6	The Nazi Era (1933-1945)	135
7	Post-War Years (1946-1966)	172
	Afterword	222
	Appendices
I	Lebenslauf--Autobiographical Note	224
II	Letter to Hitler	225
III	Letter from Jacob Rosenheim	234
	Glossary	236
	Bibliography	239
	Index	275

Editorial Reviews

Using previously unpublished material, including private correspondence, Shapiro (Judaic Studies, U. of Scranton, Pennsylvania) discusses the many aspects of the life and thought of Rabbi Weinberg (1884-1966), an important ideologue of modern Orthodoxy. The author focuses on his evolving philosophical orientation, from his early years in Poland, his years in Germany, Lithuania, and Poland from WWI through the Nazi era, and his post-war years in Switzerland. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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