contribution of European Jewry to modern culture
TitreThe contribution of European Jewry to modern culture
Auteur
Call numberR940.531803/002
N° d'objet04017a
Lieu de publicationNew York, New York, United States
EditeurFacts on File, Yad Vashem
Année de publication
2000
Paginationpp1-4
MatérielArticle
ISBN0816043337
NotesArticle from the book 'Encyclopedia of the Holocaust' pp1-4
Description
Discusses the integration of the Jews into European society and culture, starting with the birth of the Jewish Enlightenment (Haskala) in the late eighteenth century, which brought with it a gradual but profound change in the identity and culture of a large segment of Europe's Jews.