Defenders of the faith : the history of Jews' College and the London School of Jewish Studies /
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Author / Creator: | Taylor, Derek, 1932 August 5- author. |
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Imprint: | London ; Portland, Oregon : Vallentine Mitchell, 2016. [2016] |
Description: | xvi, 320 pages : portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11289884 |
Other authors / contributors: | Apple, Raymond, 1935- writer of foreword. |
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ISBN: | 9781910383131 1910383139 9781910383124 1910383120 97819103873148 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (page [307]) and index. |
Summary: | "Although Jews were readmitted to England in 1661, nearly 200 years later there was an election for Chief Rabbi where the short list of candidates was all German. Today the community takes its British spiritual leadership for granted, but the whole structure had to be created from scratch, and Jews' College has played a major part in this for over 150 years. This is the story of those who did the work and fought against the general indifference of a community that so often only paid lip service to the concept. There was also the struggle between lay leaders wanting ministers to be synagogue bureaucrats, and College Principals who wanted Talmudic scholars. The Principals prevailed, educating the bedrock of ministers who grew and nurtured congregations all over Britain and abroad. The achievements of men like Louis Loewe, Michael Friedländer, Adolph Büchler, Isidore Epstein, Kopul Kahana, Hirsch Zimmels, Nahum Rabinovitch, Irving Jacobs, Jonathan Sacks and Rafi Zarum deserve recognition. Their material sacrifice and intellectual rigour demanded total commitment from their students. This is their story, and the healthy state of the Jewish community in Britain today owes a great deal to their selfless efforts." -- page 4 of cover |
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