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Yerushalmis previous writings, on the spanish and portuguese jews. Yosef yerushalmi, 77, polymath historian the forward. He is currently working on a book with nomi stolzenberg on the satmar hasidic community of kiryas joel, new york. Jewish history and jewish memory the samuel and althea stroum lectures in jewish studies hayim yerushalmi, yosef, bloom, harold on. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Jewish history and jewish memory the samuel and althea. Jewish history and jewish memory by yerushalmi, yosef hayim, 19322009. From the torah to the spanish inquisition and the assimilation. Read zakhor jewish history and jewish memory by yosef hayim yerushalmi available from rakuten kobo.
Yosef hayim yerushalmi, salo baron professor of jewish history, culture and society emeritus at columbia university. The present paper discusses a number of alternative perspectives on this transition. Yosef hayim yerushalmi may 20, 1932 december 8, 2009 was the salo wittmayer baron professor of jewish history, culture and society at columbia university, a position he held from 1980 to 2008. Jewish history and jewish memory the samuel and althea stroum lectures in jewish studies yosef hayim yerushalmi, harold bloom on. Ophra yerushalmi, a pianist and filmmaker and the widow of yosef hayim yerushalmi, whose story gilgul appears this week in the new yorker, discusses her husbands work with the magazine. Yosef hayim yerushalmi and the writing of jewish history. Yosef hayim yerushalmi s most popular book is zakhor. Jan 15, 1984 zakhor jewish history and jewish memory. Yosef hayim yerushalmi, a groundbreaking and wideranging scholar of jewish history whose meditation on the tension between collective memory of a people and the more prosaic factual record of the.
This is a collection of essays on jewish history and jewish memory. In freuds moses a distinguished historian of the jews brings a new perspective to this puzzling work. Jewish history and jewish memory, yosef hayim yerushalmi analyzed brilliantly the transition in jewish conceptions of jewish history from premodern to modern times. It consists of four lectures that yerushalmi gave as part of the 1980 series of stroum lectures in jewish studies, now known as the samuel and althea stroum lectures in jewish studies, at the university of washington in seattle. Distributed by pantheon books, 1989, 1982 ocolc767696741. Yerushalmi, hayim yosef yerushalmi, yosef hayim yerushalmi, yerushalmi yosef hayim, professor yosef hayim yerushalmi. Yosef yerusalmi and the meaning of memory francine. The armenian and jewish cases, coedited with richard hovannisian.
Yosef hayim yerushalmi argues that while attempts to psychoanalyze freuds text may be potentially fruitful, they must be preceded by a genuine effort to understand what freud consciously wanted to convey to his readers. Zakhor is historical thinking of a very high order mature speculation based on massive scholarship. Zakhor ebook by yosef hayim yerushalmi rakuten kobo. The precious legacy judaic treasures from the czechoslovak state. Zakhor samuel and althea stroum lectures in jewish studies by yerushalmi, yosef hayim and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. One of the most influential jewish books of the 20th century, by a beautiful writer and thinker. A retrospective look at his writings show his own struggle between the claims of academic history and jewish memory. The publication of yosef yerushalmis zakhor in 1982 set the agenda for a. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Jan 15, 2020 yosef yerusalmi and the meaning of memory jan 15, 2020, 7. Myers has edited or coedited eight books, including the jewish past revisited and enlightenment and diaspora. This article explores the reception of yosef hayim yerushalmi in france in light of the many and diverse reactions his books and lectures engendered at major conferences and meetings. Jewish history and jewish memory the samuel and althea stroum lectures in jewish studies.
Zakhor, jewish history and jewish memory by yerushalmi, yosef hayim, 19322009. Essays in honor of yosef hayim yerushalmi the tauber institute series for the study of. Essays in honor of yosef hayim yerushalmi the tauber institute series for the study of european jewry carlebach, elishiva, efron, john m. The book traces brief sketches on jewish peoples relationship to history and looks into the question of why jews did not exert serious efforts to compose history in the period between the destruction of the second temple in jerusalem and the spanish. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick. Yosef hayim yerushalmi is an exemplary jewish historian of the jews, and with zakhor he becomes an exemplary theorist of the troubling and possibly irreconcilable split between jewish memory and jewish historiography. Zakhor ebook by yosef hayim yerushalmi 9780295803838. Indeed gilgul is the only story he wrote, and although yerushalmis widow ophra told deborah treisman, the magazines fiction editor, that it may reveal a hidden wish on his part.
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Haggadah and history the jewish publication society. He ass a colorfully written, subtle, and compelling examination of the tension between collective memory and modern history in the jewish context. Her newest work is an indepth biography of golda meir to be published in september 2017 by. Yerushalmi argued convincingly the importance of the traditional conception of. Get book recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the world of. Jewish history and jewish memory, however, argues that what has been understood as history in jewish circles from the biblical era until fairly recent times is considerably different that what the modern reader might expect in light of the importance of and emphasis placed on memory. Jewish history and jewish memory samuel and althea stroum lectures in jewish studies ebook. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Aug 11, 2011 yosef hayim yerushalmi, whose short story gilgul appears in the magazine this week, was not a fiction writer. Dec 11, 2009 yosef hayim yerushalmi, a groundbreaking and wideranging scholar of jewish history whose meditation on the tension between collective memory of a people and the more prosaic factual record of the. It consists of four lectures that yerushalmi gave as part of the 1980 series of stroum lectures in jewish studies, now known as the samuel and althea stroum lectures in jewish. Zakhor, jewish history and jewish memory by yosef hayim. Jewish history and jewish memory samuel and althea stroum lectures in jewish studies reissue by yosef hayim yerushalmi, harold bloom isbn.
The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Yerushalmi was arguably the leading scholar of jewish history in the. Yosef hayim yerushalmi and the writing of jewish history david n. From his first book, from spanish court to italian ghetto, to his wellknown volume on jewish memory, zakhor, to his treatment of sigmund freud in freuds moses, yosef hayim yerushalmi 19322009 earned recognition as perhaps the greatest jewish historian of his day, whose scholarship blended vast erudition, unfettered creativity, and lyrical beauty. Book details, zakhor, jewish history and jewish memory. Yosef hayim yerushalmi, whose short story gilgul appears in the magazine. The world of jewish studies lost a towering figure on december 8 with the death of yosef hayim yerushalmi at the age of 77.
This is a must book for each one that has a relation to historiography and jewish memory. It is with deep sadness that i pass on news of the death this morning of prof. Myers on the uses of history in medieval jewish polemic against christianity. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Yosef hayim yerushalmi predicted a day when the historian would give his task over to the poet.
Yerushalmi, yosef hayim, 19322009 lc linked data service. The late columbia university historian yosef hayim yerushalmis book zakhor is among the most influential recent books on the intersection between history and memory, the often uneasy relationship between what happened in the past and what is recalled. This is a great book and is well constructed, examples are in the correct location and is very clear. Yerushalmi argues that collective memory serves a role that history cannot replace. Yosef hayim yerushalmi audio books, best sellers, author. The armenian and jewish cases, and the faith of fallen jews.