French Jewry and the Church-State Dilemma : From the Revolution to the Great War (1789-1914)

Kaplan, Zvi Jonathan

Academic Studies Press（2025/09発売）

Academic Studies Press（2025/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 164 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9798887197845
• DDC分類 944.00492400

Full Description

This book analyzes the development of Jewish positions on the relationship between Church and State from the Revolution until the Great War It is a comprehensive study of the complex interplay among different segments of the Jewish population and the community's attempt to come to terms with its social and religious status in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

As this book demonstrates, the organized French Jewish community strategically charted the political waters by steering clear of extremist political positions and by adopting a "soft clerical" approach to Church-State issues. This centrist approach subjected French Jews to criticism from both anticlerical and clerical forces, but nonetheless the rabbinate, consistorial officials, and the Jewish press believed that French Judaism and French Jewry would thrive most in a climate of moderation.

Contents

Introduction

1. The Making of Franco-Judaism: 1789-1848

2. Jews and the Church-State Question during the Second Republic: 1848-1851

3. Between Clericalism and Anticlericalism: French Jewry, 1852-1881

4. Confronting Radical Anticlericalism and Separation: French Jewry, 1881-1905

5. The Aftermath of Separation—Challenges and Opportunities: French Jewry, 1905-1914

Conclusion