HIST 219 Chapter Notes - Chapter 02-16: Middle Way, Neo-Orthodoxy
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Idea that jewish historical scholarship would help integration into german culture. Jewish histories b/gan to question implications of jewish existence as the other . As was the norm, social histories ignored for intellectual/poli ones. Reform movement embraced german lang, made practice of judaism look more christian. Platforms from which to est direction of reform judaism--success of this mixed. Debates over legal status of jews, language, sabbath observance, messianism, status of women. Embraced modernity, education--but also preserved trad judaism/jewish ethics. Belief that judaism had core, unchangeable positive message. Schisms/reforms w/in judaism also occurred in hungary, england, france. Synagogues build larger, more prominent to convey pride, status in society.
