Bøger i Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry serien

In the Polish lands, musicians of Jewish origin have produced an astonishing variety of music of all genres. Offering a multi-disciplinary thematic approach to this creativity, this volume considers cantorial and religious music; Jews in popular culture; Jews in the classical music scene; the Holocaust reflected in Jewish music; and klezmer in Poland today.

Core essays cover hasidim, mitnagdim, Haskalah, Reform, liturgy, modern congregations, and the response to Zionism and modern philosophy. Also New Views and Book Review sections.

Poland's antisemitic pronouncements of March 1968 led nearly 15,000 Jews to emigrate. Considering the denouement of this crisis from many angles, this volume shows that these were intrinsic to the eventual collapse of communism.

Few features have shaped the trajectory of east European Jewish history as much as the extent and continuity of Jewish self-rule. Offering a broad perspective, this volume explores the traditions, scope, limitations, and evolution of Jewish self-government in the Polish lands and beyond.

Few features have shaped the trajectory of east European Jewish history as much as the extent and continuity of Jewish self-rule. Offering a broad perspective, this volume explores the traditions, scope, limitations, and evolution of Jewish self-government in the Polish lands and beyond.

An investigation of how Polish Jews, Polish Zionism, and Polish culture influenced Israel's cultural and political development, as well as of the continuing relationship between Israel and Poland today.