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Throughout the eighteenth century, an ever-sharper distinction emerged between Jews of the old order and those who were self-consciously of a new world. As aspi
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Jewish life in Europe has undergone dramatic changes and transformations within the 20th century and also the last two decades. The phenomenon of the dual posit
The Individual in History
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Essays in honor of the scholarly work and institutional leadership of Jehuda Reinharz, focusing on the role of the individual in history