The Pride of Jacob: Essays on Jacob Katz and His Work
Jacob Katz (1904–1998) was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the twentieth century. A pioneer of new foci and methods, Katz brought extraordinary insights to many aspects of Jewish life and its surrounding contexts.

With a keen eye for both “forests” and “trees,” Katz transformed our understanding of many areas of Jewish history, among them: Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages, the social-historical significance of Jewish law, the rise of Orthodoxy in Germany and Hungary, and the emergence of modern anti-Semitism. In this volume, ten leading scholars critically discuss Katz’s work with an appreciation for Katz’s importance in reshaping the way Jewish history is studied.

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The Pride of Jacob: Essays on Jacob Katz and His Work
Jacob Katz (1904–1998) was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the twentieth century. A pioneer of new foci and methods, Katz brought extraordinary insights to many aspects of Jewish life and its surrounding contexts.

With a keen eye for both “forests” and “trees,” Katz transformed our understanding of many areas of Jewish history, among them: Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages, the social-historical significance of Jewish law, the rise of Orthodoxy in Germany and Hungary, and the emergence of modern anti-Semitism. In this volume, ten leading scholars critically discuss Katz’s work with an appreciation for Katz’s importance in reshaping the way Jewish history is studied.

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Jacob Katz (1904–1998) was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the twentieth century. A pioneer of new foci and methods, Katz brought extraordinary insights to many aspects of Jewish life and its surrounding contexts.

With a keen eye for both “forests” and “trees,” Katz transformed our understanding of many areas of Jewish history, among them: Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages, the social-historical significance of Jewish law, the rise of Orthodoxy in Germany and Hungary, and the emergence of modern anti-Semitism. In this volume, ten leading scholars critically discuss Katz’s work with an appreciation for Katz’s importance in reshaping the way Jewish history is studied.


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ISBN-13: 9780674008465
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 05/15/2002
Series: Harvard Center for Jewish Studies / Strook Series
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 200
Product dimensions: (w) x (h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Jay M. Harris is Harvard College Professor and Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies, Harvard University.

Elisheva Carlebach is Salo W. Baron Professor of Jewish History, Culture, and Society at Columbia University.

Moshe Halbertal teaches Jewish Thought and Philosophy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Israel M. Ta-Shma was Professor Emeritus at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Table of Contents

Preface
Jay M. Harris


Rebel in Frankfurt: The Scholarly Origins of Jacob Katz
David N. Myers


Jacob Katz on Kalakhah and Kabbalah
Israel Ta-Shma


Jacob Katz on Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages
David Berger


Early Modern Ashkenaz in the Writings of Jacob Katx
Elisheva Carlebach


Jacob Katz as Social Historian
Paula E. Hyman


Jacob Katz on the Origins and Dimensions of Jewish Modernity: The Centrality of the German Experience
David Ellenson


How Central Was Anti-Semitism to the Historical Writing of Jacob Katz?
Richard I. Cohen


A Hungarian Rhapsody in Blue: Jacob Katz's Tardy Surrender to Hagar's Allur
Michael K. Silber


Jacob Katz on Halakhah, Orthodoxy, and History
Moshe Halbertal


Jacob Katz as a Dissertation Advisor
Immanuel Etkes

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