The Jewish Enlightenment
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At the beginning of the eighteenth century most European Jews lived in restricted settlements and urban ghettos, isolated from the surrounding dominant Christian cultures not only by law but also by language, custom, and dress. By the end of the century urban, upwardly mobile Jews had shaved their beards and abandoned Yiddish in favor of the languages of the countries in which they lived. They began to participate in secular culture and they embraced...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0812221729
ISBN13:9780812221725
Release Date:August 2011
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Length:456 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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