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Article: The Legacy of German Jewry.(Brief article)(Book review)
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- May 1, 2008
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The Legacy of German Jewry
Hermann Levin Goldschmidt, author
David Suchoff, translator
Fordham University Press
2546 Belmont Avenue, University Box L, Bronx, NY 10458-5172
9780823228263, $50.00 www.fordhampress.com 1-800-247-6553
Written by Hermann Levin Goldschmidt (1914-1998), who founded and directed the Judisches Lehrhaus in Zurich from 1952 to 1962, and first published in 1957, Legacy of German Jewry is a thorough reexamination of the German-Jewish experience, now available in English translation. Part One explores the transition to modernity, retracing the philosophical accomplishments of thinkers such as Moses ...