Jews and Jewish Education in Germany Today

by Eliezer Ben-Rafael

Since their recent dispersion from the former Soviet Union, Russian-speaking Jews (RSJ) have become the vast majority of Germany's longstanding Jewry. An entity marked by permeable boundaries, they show a solidarity and commitment to world Jewry, including Israel, but feeble identification with their hosts. The identification with the larger Jewish community leads to a wide consensus concerning the importance of offering Jewish education to the young...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004201173
• ISBN13: 9789004201170
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.6"