Mendelsohn, Ezra

Overview

Works:	132 works in 383 publications in 4 languages and 14,612 library holdings
Genres:	History Criticism, interpretation, etc Book reviews Pictorial works
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Ezra Mendelsohn

On modern Jewish politics by Ezra Mendelsohn( )

12 editions published in 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This guide offers an analysis of the complexities of modern Jewish politics in the interwar European and American diaspora. Mendelsohn provides a typology of Jewish political parties and organizations, dividing them into

Jews and the state : dangerous alliances and the perils of privilege by Ezra Mendelsohn( )

17 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 1,569 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The essays in this book focus on the establishment of alliances between Jewish leaders and those of the state in return for Jewish support

Jews and the sporting life by Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim( )

12 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Volume XXIII of the distinguished annual Studies in Contemporary Jewry explores the role of sports in modern Jewish history. The centrality of sports in modern life - in popular and even in high culture, in economic life, in the media, in international and national politics, and in forging ethnic identities - can hardly be exaggerated, but in the field of Jewish studies this subject has been somewhat neglected, at least until recently. Students of American Jewish history, for example, often emphasize the role of sports in the Americanization of the immigrants, while students of Jewish nationalism pay closer attention to its appeal for the regeneration of the Jewish nation, as well as the creation of a new, healthy, Jewish body." "The essays brought together in Jews and the Sporting Life expand the body of knowledge about the place sports occupied, and continue to occupy, in Jewish life. They examine the connection between sports and Jewish nationalism, particularly Zionism, and how organized Jewish sports have been an agent of nation-building. They consider the role of Jews as owners of sports teams, as amateur and professional athletes, and as fans and bettors. Other themes include sports and Jewish literature, and boxing as a sport that enabled Jewish men to prove their masculinity in a world that often stereotyped them as weak and "feminine." This volume concentrates on twentieth-century developments in Israel, Europe, and the United States."--BOOK JACKET

Art and its uses : the visual image and modern Jewish society by Ezra Mendelsohn( )

17 editions published in 1990 in English and German and held by 1,318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sixth volume of the annual publication of the Institute for Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Art and Its Uses analyzes the levels of meaning present in a wide range of visual images, from high art by Jewish artists to Judaica, caricatures, and political propaganda. The use of such material to illuminate aspects of modern history and society is rather uncommon in the field of modern Jewish studies; these essays provide the tools necessary for understanding the image in its proper social and political context. The distinguished contributors include Richard I. Cohen

Jews and Other Ethnic Groups in a Multi-Ethnic World( )

6 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 1,286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This series is published yearly by the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It is edited by Jonathan Frankel, Peter Medding, and Ezra Mendelsohn, all distinguished professors of history at The Hebrew University. Volume III, the first to be published by Oxford, includes symposia, articles, book reviews, and lists of recent dissertations by major scholars of Jewish history from around the world. This year's symposium topic is "Jews and Other Ethnic Groups in a Multi-ethnic World." Essays in Volume III cover such topics as Jews in the Austro-Hungarian a

Modern Jews and their musical agendas by Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim( )

9 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 1,095 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Jews of East Central Europe between the world wars by Ezra Mendelsohn( Book )

29 editions published between 1983 and 2001 in English and Polish and held by 923 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

There was an upsurge of ethnic nationalism, and heightened antisemitism, following the attainment of independence by some countries in East Central Europe, the territorial expansion of Romania and territorial losses by Hungary, but also due to the complex ethnic composition of these countries. The economic and political crises of the 1930s brought about a further rise in antisemitism, which was manifested in the enactment of anti-Jewish laws in Hungary, Romania, and Poland in the late 1930s, anti-Jewish violence, anti-Jewish boycotts, etc

Class struggle in the pale; the formative years of the Jewish workers' movement in Tsarist Russia by Ezra Mendelsohn( Book )

20 editions published between 1970 and 2010 in English and held by 573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dotyczy m. in. Polski

Against the grain : Jewish intellectuals in hard times by Ezra Mendelsohn( )

10 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 513 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This volume analyzes the political roads taken by German Jewish thinkers; the impact of the Holocaust on the Central and East European Jewish intelligentsia; and the conundrum of modern Jewish identity"--Publisher's summary

Jews in Independent Poland, 1918-1939 by Antony Polonsky( )

13 editions published between 1994 and 2004 in English and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poland in between the two World Wars. The Jewish population in Poland, second in number only to that of the United States

Zionism in Poland : the formative years, 1915-1926 by Ezra Mendelsohn( Book )

10 editions published between 1981 and 1982 in English and Italian and held by 438 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Imperial Russia, 1700-1917 : state society opposition : essays in honor of Marc Raeff( Book )

7 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 426 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Protestant-Jewish conundrum( )

6 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume takes up the problem of relations between the various Protestant churches and Jews, Judaism, and the State of Israel. Among the subjects discussed are: the attitudes of the Evangelical movement toward Jews and Israel; German Protestantism during World War II; mainstream Protestant churches and the question of Israeli policy; Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ;" and the history of relations between Protestantism and Judaism and they developed since the Reformation up to the present day

Studies in Contemporary Jewry, Volume IX : Volume IX: Modern Jews and Their Musical Agendas by Ezra Mendelsohn( )

1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The essays contained in this yearbook examine the place of music in the process of Jewish assimilation into modern Europe, the role assigned to music in forging a new Jewish-Israel national identity, and the role of music in preserving a traditional Jewish lifestyle

Studies in contemporary Jewry by Ezra Mendelsohn( )

2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Like others in the series, this book presents current scholarship in the form of a symposium, essays, and book reviews by distinguished experts in Jewish studies from around the world. It is published annually by the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

People of the city : Jews and the urban challenge by Ezra Mendelsohn( Book )

16 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in English and held by 311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This collection of articles is devoted to the theme of Jews in the modern city, including topics such as Jewish-Christian relations, klezmer music, and urbanization

Literary strategies : Jewish texts and contexts( Book )

14 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and held by 276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume of this important series deals with Jewish identity in literature. Particular attention is paid to changing national and popular myths, folk memory, and the historical consciousness of Jews in modern times

Painting a people : Maurycy Gottlieb and Jewish art by Ezra Mendelsohn( Book )

7 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Ezra Mendelsohn situates Gottlieb's impressive body of work in the context of contemporary European painting and uses it to illuminate the sociopolitical and cultural complexity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire prior to World War I. Interpreting the paintings and their reception, in Gottlieb's day and beyond, Mendelsohn addresses several key issues in modern Jewish history, among them identity, assimilation, acculturation, nationalism, the relationship between Jewry and European culture, and relations between Jews and non-Jews, particularly Poles."--Jacket

The Revolution of 1905 and Russia's Jews( Book )

6 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The 1905 Revolution in Russia ushered in an unprecedented (though brief) period of social and political freedom in the Russian Empire. This environment made possible the emergence of mass Jewish politics and the flourishing of a new, modern Jewish culture expressed in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Russian. Unfortunately, 1905 also unleashed popular anti-Semitism in the shape of pogroms on a scale previously unknown." "Russian Jewry, by far the largest Jewish community in the world at that time, faced fateful decisions. Should the Jews strive to uphold Jewish national uniqueness either in the context of the Russian Empire or by emigrating to Palestine/the Land of Israel, or should they identify with and merge into the general revolutionary or liberal movements in their country of birth? What direction should Jewish culture and social organizations take within the context of democratization and modernization? In what language or languages should this culture be expressed? How should Jews abroad react to the revolutionary crisis and to the dilemmas of their coreligionists?" "The essays in this volume shed new light on these issues while placing them in the larger context of the historical, social, and cultural developments within the Russian Empire. The authors, representing various disciplines, emphasize both the highly varied Jewish responses to the great crisis and the degree to which these responses shared certain vital characteristics."--Jacket

Essential papers on Jews and the Left( Book )

5 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 223 WorldCat member libraries worldwide