The Emergence of Jewish Scholarship in America: The Publication of the Jewish Encyclopedia

by Shuly Rubin Schwartz

The Jewish Encyclopedia was the first comprehensive collection of all the available material pertaining to the Jews their history, literature, philosophy, ritual, sociology, and biography. Published by Funk & Wagnalls from 1901 to 1906, its successful completion was due to the pluck and determination of its managing editor, Isidore Singer, and to the dedication of its other editors and collaborators, many of whom were world-renowned scholars. Today,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878204121
• ISBN13: 9780878204120
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Hebrew Union College Press
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.