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Sacred Bonds of Solidarity: The Rise of Jewish Internationalism in Nineteenth-Century France

Sacred Bonds of Solidarity: The Rise of Jewish Internationalism in Nineteenth-Century France

Leff, Lisa Moses

Hardcover

Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture

French HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0804752516
ISBN13: 9780804752510
Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr
Published: Aug 11 2006
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.34
Height: 1.04 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.16
Language: English

Starting around 1840, French Jews began to reach out in new ways to Jews elsewhere, especially in North Africa and the Middle East. In describing these activities, they spoke of feelings of solidarité and a mission to bring civilisation to Jews everywhere, a language more meaningful in the French public arena than in Jewish tradition. Far from a remnant of ancient feelings, Jewish solidarity is a modern phenomenon with roots in its inventors' integration into French political culture. Why did acculturation inspire elite French Jews to affirm their Jewishness through international aid? What did their actions mean in the French public sphere, and how did they transform Jewish identity?

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