Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume VII: Jews and Messianism in the Modern Era: Metaphor and Meaning (Vol 7)

The seventh volume of the acclaimed annual publication of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jews and Messianism in the Modern Era: Metaphor and Meaning examines the significance and meaning of messianic metaphors, themes, and ideals in modern Jewish history and culture. In addition to the standard symposia, book reviews, and lists of recent dissertations in Jewish studies, the volume includes contributions from such noted scholars of Jewish history as Jody Elizabeth Myerson on the messianic idea and Zionist ideologies; Aviezer Ravitsky on Zionism and the state of Israel as anti-messianic undertakings; Yaacov Shavit on realism and messianism in Zionism and the Yishuv; Hannan Hever on poetry and messianism in Palestine between the two world wars; Paul Mendes-Flohr on Jewish theological responses to political messianism in the Weimar Republic; and Richard Wolin on Jewish secular messianism. Contents......Page 10 Symposium Jews and Messianism in the Modern Era: Metaphor and Meaning......Page 18 The Messianic Idea and Zionist Ideologies......Page 20 Interpreting Messianic Rhetoric in the Russian Haskalah and Early Zionism......Page 31 “Forcing the End”: Zionism and the State of Israel as Antimessianic Undertakings......Page 51 A Neglected Chapter in the History of Christian Zionism in America: William E. Blackstone and the Petition of 1916......Page 85 Birth Pangs of the Messiah: The Reflections of Two Polish Rabbis on Their Era......Page 103 Realism and Messianism in Zionism and the Yishuv......Page 117 Poetry and Messianism in Palestine Between the Two World Wars......Page 145 “The Stronger and the Better Jews”: Jewish Theological Responses to Political Messianism in the Weimar Republic......Page 176 Reflections on Jewish Secular Messianism......Page 203 The Messianism of Gush Emunim......Page 214 Essays......Page 232 A Current Debate: An Introductory Note......Page 234 Illegal Immigration During the Second World War: Its Suspension and Subsequent Resumption......Page 237 Ben-Gurion and the Second World War: Plans for Mass Immigration to Palestine......Page 264 A Note on the Demographic and Economic Structure of the Jewish Community in Quito, Ecuador......Page 286 The Gezerd Down Under......Page 292 Review Essays......Page 300 Nitza Rosovsky, The Jewish Experience at Harvard and Radcliffe......Page 302 Bernard Wasserstein, The Secret Lives of Trebitsch Lincoln......Page 309 Edward Ullendorff, The Two Zions: Reminiscences of Jerusalem and Ethiopia......Page 315 Avi Shlaim, Collusion Across the Jordan: King Abdullah, the Zionist Movement, and the Partition of Palestine......Page 323 Sigurd Paul Scheichl and Edward Timms (eds.), Karl Kraus in Neuer Sicht......Page 334 Book Reviews (by subject)......Page 346 Shirley Berry Isenberg, India's Bene Israel: A Comprehensive Inquiry and Sourcebook......Page 348 Wolfgang Plat (ed.), Voll Leben und voll Tod ist diese Erde: Bilder aus der Geschichte jüdischer Österreicher......Page 356 Paul Johnson, A History of the Jews......Page 351 Oskar Mendelsohn, Jodenes Historis i Norge gjennom 300 ar. Vol. 1 and Vol. 2......Page 352 Richard John Neuhaus (ed.), Jews in Unsecular America......Page 354 Shimon Shamir (ed.), The Jews of Egypt: A Mediterranean Society in Modern Times......Page 360 Sydney Stahl Weinberg, World of Our Mothers......Page 362 Harry J. Ausmus, Will Herberg: From Right to Right......Page 364 Joel Colton, Léon Blum: Humanist in Politics......Page 366 Geoffrey Wigoder (ed.) Contemporary Jewry: Studies in Honor of Moshe Davis......Page 368 Ruth Dudley Edwards, Victor Gollancz: A Biography......Page 371 Maurice Isserman, If I Had a Hammer... The Death of the Old Left and the Birth of the New Left......Page 374 Michael Löwy, Rédemption et utopie: Le Judaisme libertare en Europe centrale......Page 370 Michael R. Marrus, The Unwanted; European Refugees in the Twentieth Century......Page 372 Edward Tivnan, The Lobby: Jewish Political Power and American Foreign Policy......Page 377 Eliezer Berkovits, Mashber hayahadut bimdinat hayehudim......Page 379 Alan Wieder, Immigration, the Public School, and the Twentieth Century American Ethos: The Jewish Immigrant as a Case Study......Page 380 Yoel Florsheim, Medinat yisrael—hevrah yehudit?......Page 383 Harvey E. Goldberg (ed.), Judaism Viewed from Within and from Without: Anthropological Studies......Page 386 Frederick E. Greenspahn (ed.), The Human Condition in the Jewish and Christian Traditions......Page 390 Werner Kraft (ed.), Briefe an Werner Kraft/Gershorn Scholem......Page 392 Joel Ziff (ed.), Lev Tuvia/On the Life and Work of Rabbi Tobias Geffen......Page 395 Paul Mendes-Flohr (ed.), The Philosophy of Franz Rosenzweig......Page 397 Michael A. Meyer, Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism......Page 399 Asher Arian and Michal Shamir (eds.), The Elections in Israel 1984......Page 401 Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Status, Power and Conflict in the Kibbutz......Page 402 Mitchell Cohen (ed.), Class Struggle and the Jewish Nation: Selected Essays in Marxist Zionism by Ber Borakhov......Page 404 Mitchell Cohen, Zion and State: Nation, Class and the Shaping of Modern Israel......Page 406 Naomi W. Cohen, The Year After the Riots: American Responses to the Palestine Crisis of 1929–1930......Page 409 Yehuda Eloni, Zionismus in Deutschland, von den Anfängen bis 1914. Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Deutsche Geschichte......Page 412 Sergio Itzhak Minerbi, Havatikan, erez hakodesh vehaziyonut, 1895–1925......Page 414 Amos Perlmutter, The Life and Times of Menachem Begin......Page 416 Avraham Schweitzer, Israel: The Changing National Agenda......Page 419 David Shipler, Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land......Page 420 Ehud Sprinzak, Ish hayashar be'einav......Page 423 Emmanuel Wald, Kelalat hakelim hashevurim: dimdumei ha'ozmah hazevait vehamediniyut hayisraelit, 1967–1982......Page 424 Walter F. Weiker, The Unseen Israelis: The Jews from Turkey in Israel......Page 426 Yael Yishai, Land or Peace: Whither Israel?......Page 428 Yitzhak Arad, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps......Page 431 David Engel, In the Shadow of Auschwitz: The Polish Government-in-Exile and the Jews, 1939–1942......Page 435 Shimon Huberband, Kiddush Hashem: Jewish Religious and Cultural Life in Poland During the Holocaust......Page 437 Sharon R. Lowenstein, Token Refuge: The Story of the Jewish Refugee Shelter at Oswego, 1944–1946......Page 439 Robert Wistrich, Hitler's Apocalypse: Jews and the Nazi Legacy......Page 442 Zbynek Zeman, Heckling Hitler: Caricatures of the Third Reich......Page 444 Susan Zuccotti, The Italians and the Holocaust: Persecution, Rescue and Survival......Page 445 Ronald W. Zweig, German Reparations and the Jewish World: A History of the Claims Conference......Page 448 Lewis Fried (ed.), Handbook of American-Jewish Literature: An Analytical Guide to Topics, Themes, and Sources......Page 449 Grace Farrell Lee, From Exile to Redemption: The Fiction of Isaac Bashevis Singer......Page 451 Recently Completed Doctoral Dissertations......Page 453 Contents for Volume VIII......Page 455 Annotation The seventh volume of the acclaimed annual publication of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jews and Messianism in the Modern Era: Metaphor and Meaning examines the significance and meaning of messianic metaphors, themes, and ideals in modern Jewishhistory and culture. In addition to the standard symposia, book reviews, and lists of recent dissertations in Jewish studies, the volume includes contributions from such noted scholars of Jewish history as Jody Elizabeth Myerson on the messianic idea and Zionist ideologies; Aviezer Ravitsky onZionism and the state of Israel as anti-messianic undertakings; Yaacov Shavit on realism and messianism in Zionism and the Yishuv; Hannan Hever on poetry and messianism in Palestine between the two world wars; Paul Mendes-Flohr on Jewish theological responses to political messianism in the WeimarRepublic; and Richard Wolin on Jewish secular messianism