HIST 219 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Joseph Perl, Judah Leib Gordon, Moses Mendelssohn
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Haskalah sppters v lonely, hav to hide or b shunned. Can b a jew and sppt/learn from/contribute to modern eur culture. Can b a devout jew and advocate for freedom of thought/practice. Can b a jew and interact in meaningful ways w non-jews. Largely still observed jewish commandments, still believed torah was word of god, movement is presented as traditional. Wanted haskalah to serve as a bridge btwn jews/non-jews. Puts 2gether program for moral reform of jewish society. Says relig affiliation has 2 b a choice/free will. Tho thought this did not go against jewish tradition. Paths of peace and the bi"ur (1778) Get german-speakers to learn torah, get hebrew-speakers to learn german. Believes yiddish is a corrupt lang--jargon, immoral. Many of his descendents ended up leaving the faith. Bildung --german word for moral, refined education--designed 2 develop character. Hired by habs emp to try to reform jewish education.
