German Jews: A Dual Identity

by Paul Mendes-Flohr

Book Overview

When the German-Jewish philosopher Franz Rosenzweig entitled his 1926 collection of essays on Jewish and universal cultural topics Zweistromland--a land of two rivers--he meant to underscore, indeed celebrate, the fact that German-Jewish culture is nurtured by both German culture and the Jewish religious and cultural heritage. In this thought-provoking book, Paul Mendes-Flohr explores through the prism of Rosenzweig's image how German Jews...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300076231
• ISBN13: 9780300076233
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"