Sources on Jewish Self-Government in the Polish Lands from Its Inception to the Present
Published on 6. January 2022
Book
Hardback
726 pages
978-90-04-19136-5 (ISBN)
Description
This source-reader invites you to encounter the world of one thousand years of Jewish self-government in eastern Europe. It tells about the beginnings in the Middle Ages, delves into the unfolding of communal hierarchies and supra-communal representation in the early modern period, and reflects on the impact of the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and of growing state interference, as well as on the communist and post-communist periods. Translated into English from Hebrew, Latin, Yiddish, Polish, Russian, German, and other languages, in most cases for the first time, the sources illustrate communal life, the interdependence of civil and religious leadership, the impact of state legislation, Jewish-non-Jewish encounters, reform projects and political movements, but also Jewish resilience during the Holocaust.
Reviews / Votes
"The reviewed volume is a valuable publication reflecting the considerable work of the editors, authors and translators. It allows English-speaking readers to reach out to materials previously inaccessible linguistically. Most importantly, it allows to include and/or introduce the history of Polish Jews into the didactics of universitites worldwide." - Anna Michalowska-Mycielska, in: Studia Judaica (quote was translated from Polish)"The collection of sources provides expert introductions to the individual period-chapters which consider both Jewish and non-Jewish material. Throughout, the volume successfully illustrates the complex realities of Jewish self-governance in the Polish and Lithuanian lands. It represents an important contribution, especially for the academic classroom. Beyond the breadth of evidence and the concise discussion of the various periods, the volume fulfils its promise of providing an 'entangled history.'" - Juergen Heyde, in: Zeitschrift fuer Ostmitteleuropaforschung 73:1, 2024 (quote was translated from German)
"A massive, groundbreaking, and invaluable collection of sources coedited by Francois Guesnet and Jerzy Tomaszewski" - Scott Ury, Tel Aviv University
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1398 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-19136-5 (9789004191365)
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Persons
Francois Guesnet, Dr.phil., Freiburg im Breisgau, is Professor of Modern Jewish History at University College London. His publications include Polnische Juden im 19. Jahrhundert (Boehlau, 1998), and, as co-editor, Warsaw. The Jewish Metropolis (Brill 2015, paperback 2017). He is co-chair of the editorial board of Polin. Studies in Polish Jewry.
Jerzy Tomaszewski (1930-2014) was professor of History at the University of Warsaw and for many years the director of its Mordecai Anieliewicz Center for the Study of the History and Culture of Polish Jews. Among his publications are Z dziejow Polesia 1921-1939: Zarys stosunkow spoleczno-ekonomycznych (Warsaw, 1963) and Ojczyzna nie tylko Polakow: Mniejszosci narodowe w Polsce w latach 1918-1939 (Warsaw, 1985).
Jerzy Tomaszewski (1930-2014) was professor of History at the University of Warsaw and for many years the director of its Mordecai Anieliewicz Center for the Study of the History and Culture of Polish Jews. Among his publications are Z dziejow Polesia 1921-1939: Zarys stosunkow spoleczno-ekonomycznych (Warsaw, 1963) and Ojczyzna nie tylko Polakow: Mniejszosci narodowe w Polsce w latach 1918-1939 (Warsaw, 1985).
Content
Acknowledgments
Preface
1 The Medieval Period
?Hanna Zaremska
2 Early Modern Poland-Lithuania, 1507-1795
?Adam Teller
3 The Partitions of Poland-Lithuania, 1772-1815
?Cornelia Aust
4 The Prussian Partition, 1815-1914
?Michal Szulc
5 Jewish Self-Government in Galicia, 1815-1914
?Waclaw Wierzbieniec
6 The Kingdom of Poland, 1815-1915
?Artur Markowski
7 Imperial Russia's North-Western and South-Western Provinces, 1815-1914
?Andrei Zamoiski
8 World War One and Independent Poland, 1914-1939
?Piotr Kendziorek
9 Poland after the Second World War, 1944-2020
?August Grabski with Piotr Grudka
10 Epilogue: Refractions of Jewish Self-Government under German Occupation in the Second World War
?Marcin Urynowicz
Glossary
Index
Preface
1 The Medieval Period
?Hanna Zaremska
2 Early Modern Poland-Lithuania, 1507-1795
?Adam Teller
3 The Partitions of Poland-Lithuania, 1772-1815
?Cornelia Aust
4 The Prussian Partition, 1815-1914
?Michal Szulc
5 Jewish Self-Government in Galicia, 1815-1914
?Waclaw Wierzbieniec
6 The Kingdom of Poland, 1815-1915
?Artur Markowski
7 Imperial Russia's North-Western and South-Western Provinces, 1815-1914
?Andrei Zamoiski
8 World War One and Independent Poland, 1914-1939
?Piotr Kendziorek
9 Poland after the Second World War, 1944-2020
?August Grabski with Piotr Grudka
10 Epilogue: Refractions of Jewish Self-Government under German Occupation in the Second World War
?Marcin Urynowicz
Glossary
Index