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A Cityful of Jews
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The man was a ferment of intelligence and emotion. He could not grow accustomed to the conventional life of the common herd. He thought differently from all the others and disliked collective thinking…

Contributor:

Shloyme Bikl

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1943

Subjects:

Community, Women, Rebellion, Interfaith relations, Hasidism

Categories:

Literature, History, Historical Writing
Chassidiana
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Collection of writings, proclamations, and epistles related to the controversy between Hasidim and Misnagdim during the emergence of Hasidism (1772–1816)

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Simon Dubnov

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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)

Date:

1918

Subjects:

Hasidism, Anthologies, Writing, War, Community

Categories:

History, Anthologies, Historical Writing
Tradition and Crisis: Jewish Society at the End of the Middle Ages
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This book is intended as a description of a “traditional society”—that is, a society that saw itself as based upon a body of knowledge and a set of values handed down to…

Contributor:

Jacob Katz

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1958

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Hasidism, Enlightenment, Class, Community

Categories:

Political Culture