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 A Road to Nowhere?: Jewish Experiences in Unifying Europe

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xviii)   (160K)
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    • Contents
    • Introduction
  • Jews In Europe: Demographic Trends, Contexts And Outlooks (1-34) by Sergio Della Pergola   (855K)
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    • Europe’s Jewish Population: Historical Survey
    • Population Changes Since World War II
    • European Jewish Migrations And Émigrés
    • Variable Jewish Population Definitions And Estimates
    • Regional Development And The Jewish Presence
    • Jews: The Dependent Variable
    • Jews In Cities
    • Family Patterns And Demographic Transitions
    • Future Expectations
    • Some Conclusions
  • The European Jewish Diaspora: The Third Pillar Of World Jewry? (35-44) by Gabriel Sheffer   (106K)
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    • Recent Developments
    • Optimistic And Pessimistic Evaluations
    • The Middle Position
    • Why The European Jewish Diaspora Will Survive
    • The Revival And Reorganization Of The European Jewish Diaspora
    • The Main Challenges
    • Conclusions
  • Cultural Pluralism As An American Zionist Option For Solidarity And Its Relevance For Today’s European Jewry (45-60) by Ofer Schiff   (127K)
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    • An Ongoing Conflict With Israel
    • “The Best Way To Destroy An Enemy Is To Make Him A Friend.” (Abraham Lincoln)
    • Israel’s Survivalist Role As A Basis For The Spiritual Role Of The Diaspora
  • Between Eurasia And Europe: Jewish Community And Identities In Contemporary Russia And Ukraine (61-90) by Vladimir Zeev Khanin   (159K)
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    • Demography, Ethnicity And Identity
    • The “Extended” Jewish Population
    • Religion And Ethnic Identity
    • Israel And Post-Soviet Jewish Identity
    • Transformation Of Organized Jewish Community Structures
    • The “European Periphery” Of The Russian And Ukrainian Jewish Politics
    • Conclusion
  • A Dual, Divided Modernization. Reflections On 200 Years Of The Jewish Reform Movement In Germany (91-102) by Micha Brumlik   (116K)
  • Ghosts Of The Past, Challenges Of The Present: New And Old “Others” In Contemporary Spain (103-120) by Raanan Rein and Martina Weisz   (136K)
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    • Identity, Demography, And Politics
    • Renewed Jewish Life In Spain
    • The Growing Presence Of Muslims
    • Not So Invisible: Hispanic Americans In Contemporary Spain
    • Conclusion
  • The Dialectics Of The Diaspora. On The Art Of Being Jewish In The Swedish Modernity (121-150) by Lars Dencik   (173K)
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    • Religion And Peoplehood
    • Conditions For “A Jewish Way Of Relating To Life”
    • The Contemporary Jewish Scene In Sweden
    • From Mosaic Majority-Embracing To Jewish Minority Consciousness
    • Excursus: Assimilation Or Integration?
    • Jews And Non-Jews
    • The Dialectics Of Diaspora
  • Does European Jewry Need A New Ethnic Spiritual Umbrella? Reflections (151-158) by Yosef Gorny   (98K)
  • Farewell To Europe? On French Jewish Skepticism About The New Universalism (159-178) by Pierre Birnbaum   (142K)
  • The Return Of The European Jewish Diaspora. New Ethno-National Constellations Since 1989 (179-188) by Y. Michal Bodemann   (104K)
  • Reading Between The Lines. Assertion And Reassertion In European Jewish Life (189-198) by Antony Lerman   (108K)
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    • Conclusions
  • Hate Against The Others. About The Fatal Chain Creating Xenophobia And Anti-Semitism (199-206) by Thomas Gergely   (97K)
  • “Anti-Semites Of The Continent Unite!” Is The East Still Different? (207-220) by Raphael Vago   (116K)
  • Anti-Semitism Or Judeophobia? The Intellectual Debate In France 2000–2005 (221-246) by Denis Charbit   (150K)
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    • Is There A New Anti-Semitism? The Intellectual Debate
    • From The Intellectual Debate To Institutional Jewish Politics
    • Unconditional Solidarity With Israel?
    • Conclusions
  • From Anti-Jewish Prejudice To Political Anti-Semitism? On Dynamics Of Anti-Semitism In Post-Communist Hungary (247-268) by András Kovács   (138K)
  • A Mediterranean Bridge Over Troubled Water. Cultural Ideas On How To Reconcile Israel With Its Neighbours And With Europe (269-292) by David Ohana   (144K)
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    • The Mediterranean Moment
    • East And West
  • The Future Of European Jewry—A Changing Condition In A Changing Context? (293-298) by Shmuel Trigano   (105K)
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    • A Strategical Approach
    • The Societal Change In Europe
    • The Social Change In Europe
    • The New Atmosphere In Europe
    • The Third Symbolical Change
  • Klal Yisrael Today: Unity And Diversity. Reflections On Europe And Latin America In A Globalized World (299-334) by Judit Bokser Liwerant and Eliezer Ben-Rafael   (175K)
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    • Transnationalism: A Historical Dimension
    • The Spatial Dimension: National And Regional Contexts
    • Israel: Return, History And Space
    • North American Jewry: The Other Center?
    • Europe: “Another Diaspora” Or A “Third Pillar”?
    • Latin America: From Central To Peripheral Alterities
    • Epilogue: Towards Unity And Diversity?
  • Notes On The Contributors (335-340)   (92K)
  • Bibliography (341-362)   (176K)
  • Main Index (363-366)   (59K)
  • Names Index (367-370)   (65K)
  • List Of Tables (371-372)   (45K)
  • List Of Graphs (373-375)   (68K)