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Dies ist die erste eingehende Biographie des deutsch-jüdischen Schriftstellers Gerson Stern. Sein Werk, das erst vor einigen Jahren neu herausgegeben wurde, behandelt wesentliche Phasen deutsch-jüdischer Geschichte: die beginnende Emanzipation im 18. Jahrhundert, die vermeintlich gelungene Integration in Deutschland und schließlich ihr Zerbrechen. Einen auf das deutsch-jüdische Kulturmilieu beschränkten Ruhm erwarb sich Stern mit dem Roman "Weg ohne Ende" (1934) und der in Fortsetzungen in der Jüdischen Rundschau gedruckten Erzählung "Auf drei Dingen steht die Welt" (1935). Einen weiteren bedeutenden Roman "Die Waage der Welt" schrieb Stern nach seiner Emigration 1939 nach Palästina/Israel, wo er 1948 in hebräischer Übersetzung erschien. Die Biographie zeigt die paradigmatische Bedeutung, die Leben und Werk Sterns zukommt und lädt zur Neuentdeckung dieses Autors ein.

Jewish authors --- Authors, German --- Stern, Gerson, --- Biography. --- German-Jewish culture. --- Palestine. --- Stern, Gerson.

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R. Saadia Gaon (882-942) was unquestionably one of the most important if not the most important medieval Jewish thinker. He dealt with biblical exegesis, philosophy, grammar, poetry, prayer, and Halakha, and in many of these fields he is considered an innovator and a trailblazer, paving new paths for his followers. Many of the sages who lived after him cited from his writings. He served as head of the Academy of Sūra, Babylon, but the impact of his works was felt in all generations who lived and followed. This study seeks to describe and analyze R. Saadia Gaon's life, his public enterprise, his works, and his influence on the generations after him.

Babylon. --- Bible exegesis. --- Jewish culture. --- Jewish history. --- Jewish-Moslem polemic. --- Middle Ages. --- Philosophy. --- R. Saadia Gaon.

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"In Jews, Judaism, and Success, Robert Eisen attempts to solve a long-standing mystery that has fascinated many: How did Jews become such a remarkably successful minority in the modern western world? Eisen argues that Jews achieved such success because they were unusually well-prepared for it by their religion--in particular, Rabbinic Judaism, or the Judaism of the rabbis. Rooted in the Talmud, this form of Judaism instilled in Jews key values that paved the way for success in modern western society: autonomy, freedom of thought, worldliness, and education. The book carefully analyses the evolution of these four values over the past two thousand years in order to demonstrate that they had a longer and richer history in Jewish culture than in western culture. The book thus disputes the common assumption that Rabbinic Judaism was always an obstacle to Jews becoming modern. It demonstrates that while modern Jews rejected aspects of Rabbinic Judaism, they also retained some of its values, and these values in particular led to Jewish success. Written for a broad range of readers, Jews, Judaism, and Success provides unique insights on the meaning of success and how it is achieved in the modern world."--

Jews --- Judaism. --- Success --- Values --- Jewish ethics. --- Civilization. --- Religious aspects --- Talmud. --- Einstein. --- Freud. --- Golda Meir. --- Jewish achievement. --- Jewish culture. --- Jewish success. --- Jews. --- Marx. --- Rabbinic Judaism. --- education. --- jewish culture in the western world. --- modern Jews. --- success. --- values of Judaism.

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This volume deals with the significance of the avant-garde(s) for modern Jewish culture and the impact of the Jewish tradition on the artistic production of the avant-garde, be they reinterpretations of literary, artistic, philosophical or theological texts/traditions, or novel theoretical openings linked to elements from Judaism or Jewish culture, thought, or history.

Jewish religion --- Art styles --- avant-garde --- Judaism --- anno 1900-1999 --- Jews --- Jewish learning and scholarship --- Intellectual life. --- Avant-garde Movements. --- Jewish Thought. --- Modern Jewish Culture.

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In the wake of World War II and the Holocaust, it seemed there was no place for German in Israel and no trace of Hebrew in Germany - the two languages and their cultures appeared as divergent as the directions of their scripts. Yet when placed side by side on opposing pages, German and Hebrew converge in the middle. Comprised of essays on literature, history, philosophy, and the visual and performing arts, this volume explores the mutual influence of two linguistic cultures long held as separate or even as diametrically opposed. From Moses Mendelssohn's arrival in Berlin in 1748 to the recent wave of Israeli migration to Berlin, the essays gathered here shed new light on the painful yet productive relationship between modern German and Hebrew cultures. 　

German literature --- Jews --- Hebrew literature --- Jewish authors --- History and criticism. --- Intellectual life. --- German Culture. --- German-Jewish Relations. --- Intercultural Dialogue. --- Jewish Culture.