Name: Defenders of the Faith: The History of Jews' College and the London School of Jewish Studies
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Author: Taylor, Derek J. ; Apple, Raymond
ISBN: 9781910383124

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Defenders of the Faith: The History of Jews' College and the London School of Jewish Studies

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Physical Book

Author

Derek J. Taylor

Preface by

Raymond Apple

Publisher

Vallentine Mitchell

Language

English

Pages

340

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm

Weight

0.66 kg.

ISBN13

9781910383124

Synopsis "Defenders of the Faith: The History of Jews' College and the London School of Jewish Studies"

Although Jews were readmitted to England in 1661, nearly 200 years later there was an election for Chief Rabbi where the short list of candidates were all German. Today the community takes its British spiritual leadership for granted, but the whole structure had to be created from scratch; Jews' College has played a major part in this for over 150 years. This is the story of those who did the work and fought against the general indifference of a community that so often only paid lip service to the concept. There was also the struggle between lay leaders wanting ministers to be synagogue bureaucrats, and College Principals who wanted Talmudic scholars. The Principals prevailed, educating the bedrock of ministers who grew and nurtured congregations all over Britain and abroad. The achievements of men like Louis Loewe, Michael Friedlaender, Adolph Buechler, Isidore Epstein, Kopul Kahana, Hirsch Zimmels, Nahum Rabinovitch, Irving Jacobs and Jonathan Sacks deserve recognition. Their material sacrifice and intellectual rigour demanded total commitment from their students. This is their story, and the healthy state of the Jewish community in Britain today owes a great deal to their selfless efforts. *** "...well-researched and informative...recommended." --AJL Newsletter, Vol. VIII, No. 1, February/March 2018 [Subject: Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, British History]

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