An epitaph for German Judaism : from Halle to Jerusalem /

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Author / Creator:Fackenheim, Emil L.
Imprint:Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2007.
Description:xxxiv, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Modern Jewish philosophy and religion. Translations and critical studies
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6648982
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ISBN:0299175901 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780299175900 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-319) and index.
"Books by Emil L. Fackenheim": p. 284-[285].
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: To Mend the World, to Mend a Life
  • Note on the Text
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Germany
  • 1. Childhood and Youth in Halle (1916-1933)
  • 2. Halle under Nazism (1933-1935)
  • 3. "Finish Studies First, Emigrate Later" (Berlin, Spring 1935-November 10, 1938)
  • 4. Last Chance in Halle (Spring 1937-November 10, 1938)
  • 5. Six Months of Collapse (November 11, 1938-May 12, 1939)
  • Interlude
  • 6. Scottish Interlude (May 12, 1939-June 1940)
  • 7. Leaving the "Old World" for a New (June-July 1940)
  • Part 2. Canada
  • 8. "His Majesty's Guests" in Canada (July 1940-December 14, 1941)
  • 9. University of Toronto: "Second-First" Welcome to Canada (December 15, 1941-Spring 1943)
  • 10. Second Rabbinate, Hamilton (1943-1948)
  • 11. "At Home in Toronto," or "Wearing Two Hats" (1948-1967)
  • 12. Between Toronto and Jerusalem (1967-1983)
  • 13. On Icons and Radical Evil: A Bit of Philosophy
  • 14. To Jerusalem
  • Part 3. Israel
  • 15. A New Job
  • 16. Mostly Unfinished Business
  • 17. Germany
  • 18. Return to Halle
  • 19. Before and After My Return to Halle
  • 20. A Theo-political Decision by a Jewish Philosopher
  • Epilogue: Post-Holocaust Antisemitism in Europe
  • Appendixes
  • Documents
  • Books
  • Notes
  • Index