Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Haskalah : Geschichte der Aufklärungsbewegung unter den Juden in Russland

Berlin: C. A. Schwetschke & Sohn, 1919. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. VII, [1], 229, [3]pp. Original blue cloth with blind-stamped borders on covers and gold lettering on spine. Printer's device in gilt on spine. Printer's device on title-page. Fascinating work being the history of the Enlightenment movement among the Jews in Russia. The Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment), was a movement among European Jews in the 18th-19th centuries that advocated adopting enlightenment values, pressing for better integration into European society, and increasing education in secular studies, Hebrew language , and Jewish history . Haskalah in this sense marked the beginning of the engagement of European Jews against the secular world with, ultimately resulting in the first Jewish political movements and the struggle for Jewish emancipation. In a more restricted sense, haskalah can also denote the study of Biblical Hebrew and of the poetical, scientific, and critical parts of Hebrew literature. In a more restricted sense, haskalah can therefore denote the study of Biblical Hebrew and of the poetical, scientific, and critical parts of Hebrew literature. The term is sometimes used to describe modern critical study of Jewish religious books, such as the Mishnah and Talmud , when used to differentiate these modern modes of study from the methods used by Orthodox Jews . The term is sometimes used to describe critical study of modern Jewish religious books, such as the Mishnah and Talmud , when used to differentiate these modes of study from the modern methods used by Orthodox Jews. Minor age wear on binding with spine slightly age-toned and faded. Corners slightly rubbed. Some age-toning along paper margin. Text in German. Binding in overall good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Item #26539

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