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Subject(s)

• Ethical culture movement—Biography [Browse]
• Adler, Felix 1851-1933 [Browse]
• Reform Judaism—United States [Browse]
• Jews—New York (State)—New York—Biography [Browse]

Series

• Monographs of the Hebrew Union College no. 5. [More in this series]
• Monographs of the Hebrew Union College, 01905627 ; no. 5 [More in this series]

Summary note

A biography of the social critic who founded the New York Society for Ethical Culture and the Ethical Culture Movement, focusing particularly on his Jewish upbringing and his departure from the faith. -- Dust jacket.

Notes

• "An I. Edward Kiev Library Foundation book."
• Revision of the author's thesis, Brandeis University.
• Includes index.

Bibliographic references

Bibliography: p. 264-277.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• I. Growing up as a Reform Jew. From old world to new ; Felix Adler's adolescence ; The appeal of religion and Reform Judaism ; Religious problems
• II. Return to Germany: 1870-1873. Student years ; Religious change ; Geiger and Steinthal: unacceptable models ; A new religion
• III. Setting the scene: 1873-1876. The Temple Sermon ; Lyric Hall lectures ; The Cornell experience
• IV. Creating a new movement. The founding of the New York Society for Ethical Culture ; The Sunday addresses: 1876-1879 ; Composition of the New York Society
• V. Reaction and controversy. Jewish press response to the Sunday addresses ; Rabbinic attitudes and controversy
• VI. Adler and the Jewish world after 1880. Attitude to Judaism and the Jewish community ; Anti-Semitism and Zionism ; On continued Jewish existence
• VII. Adler's significance for Jewish history.

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ISBN

0878204040 :

LCCN

^^^79014441^

OCLC

4932864

RCP

H - S

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