Being Jewish in 21st Century Central Europe: Europaisch-Judische Studien - Beitrage, cartea 43

Jewish life in Europe has undergone dramatic changes and transformations within the 20th century and also within recent 15-20 years. The phenomenon of the dual position of the Jewish minority in relation to the majority, not entirely unusual for Jewish Diaspora communities, manifested itself most distinctly on the European continent. This unique Jewish experience of ambiguous position of insider and outsider may provide valuable views on contemporary European reality and identity crisis. The book will inter alia focus on the main common denominators of contemporary Jewish life in Central Europe, such as an intense confrontation with the heritage of the Holocaust and unrelenting anti-Semitism on the one hand and on the other hand, huge appreciation of traditional Jewish learning and culture by the majority of European society. The volume includes contributions on Jewish life in central European countries like Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria and Germany.