Britain's Chief Rabbis and the Religious Character of Anglo-Jewry 1880 1970 - by Benjamin J Elton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A radical new interpretation of Britain's Chief Rabbis from Nathan Adler to Immanuel Jakobovits, and the impact they had on Anglo-Jewry.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book presents a radical new interpretation of Britain's Chief Rabbis from Nathan Adler to Immanuel Jakobovits. It examines the theologies of the Chief Rabbis and seeks to reveal and explain their impact on the religious life of Anglo-Jewry. <p/>Elton overturns the argument that there was a significant shift to the right in the Chief Rabbinate during the period studied, and thereby sets out a new interpretation of the most important event in Anglo-Jewish religious history in the twentieth century, the Jacobs affair. This fascinating study<br>develops a new and improved typology of the Jewish response to modernity, and is therefore a contribution to the neglected area of Anglo-Jewish religious history, and the history of modern Judaism as a whole. <p/>It will be of interest to the student of Anglo-Jewry, of Judaism in the modern period, of the effects of modernity on religion, and general reader alike.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This book presents a radical new interpretation of Britain's Chief Rabbis from Nathan Adler to Immanuel Jakobovits. It examines the theologies of the Chief Rabbis and seeks to reveal and explain their impact on the religious life of Anglo-Jewry. Elton overturns the argument that there was a significant shift to the right in the Chief Rabbinate during the period studied, and thereby sets out a new interpretation of the most important event in Anglo-Jewish religious history in the twentieth century, the Jacobs affair. This fascinating study develops a new and improved typology of the Jewish response to modernity, and is therefore a contribution to the neglected area of Anglo-Jewish religious history, and the history of modern Judaism as a whole. It will be of interest to the student of Anglo-Jewry, of Judaism in the modern period, of the effects of modernity on religion, and general reader alike.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br>Benjamin J. Elton is Honorary Research Fellow at the London School of Jewish Studies and is an official at the Judicial Appointments Commission<br>
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