One Step Toward Jerusalem: Oral Histories of Orthodox Jews in Stalinist Hungary - Couverture souple

Bacskai, Sándor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0815635311 ISBN 13 : 9780815635314

Editeur : Syracuse University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Originally published in 1997, Bacskai's powerful ethnography portrays the political, religious, and individual forces that came to bear on the Orthodox Jewish tradition as it struggled for survival in the aftermath of the Holocaust in Hungary. Jews who returned to their homes eagerly reestablished their close-knit community lives. However, they were greeted with hostility and faced daily prejudice. Following the fall of Hungarian democracy, the number of Orthodox Jewish congregations dramatically decreased. Those who remained struggled to combat antisemitism and antizionism. It is these individuals, the bearers of the Orthodox Jewish tradition, whom Bacskai celebrates and gives voice to in <i>One Step toward Jerusalem</i>. Through detailed interviews and intimate profiles, Bacskai narrates the individual stories of survival and the collective story of Jews struggling to maintain a community despite significant resistance.

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À propos de l'auteur

<b>Sándor Bacskai</b> is a Hungarian writer, editor, and photographer.<b> Eva Maria </b><b>Thury</b> is associate professor in the Department of English and Philosophy at Drexel University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Syracuse University Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0815635311
• ISBN 13: 9780815635314
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 235
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