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Emet le-Ya'akov

Facing the Truths of History: Essays in Honor of Jacob J. Schacter

Author: Zev Eleff and Shaul Seidler-Feller  

Emet le-Ya'akov
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Emet le-Ya'akov comprises a collection of essays celebrating the achievements of Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter. These articles, like the honoree, engage with the importance of both history and memory and are divided into three categories: Textual Traditions, Memory and Making of Meaning, and (Re)Creating a Usable Past.

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Emet le-Ya'akov comprises a collection of essays celebrating the achievements of Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter. These articles, like the honoree, engage with the importance of both history and memory and are divided into three categories: Textual Traditions, Memory and Making of Meaning, and (Re)Creating a Usable Past.

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Emet le-Ya'akov

comprises a collection of essays celebrating the career and achievements of Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, who has served the American and international Jewish community with distinction in his roles as a synagogue rabbi, university professor, and public intellectual. These articles, like the honoree, recognize the importance of both history and memory, emphasize the necessity of accuracy in historiography, and do not shy away from inconvenient truths. They are divided into three categories that help frame the discussion around "facing the truths of history": Textual Traditions, Memory and Making of Meaning, and (Re)Creating a Usable Past. The volume also includes a brief sketch of Schacter's life and work and a bibliography of his publications.

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“In celebration of the immense impact Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter’s work as a rabbi, professor, and scholar has made on the Jewish community, both in America and internationally, Emet le-Ya’akov is a compendium of essays centered around the topic of seeking historical truth and maintaining intellectual integrity. The essays raise poignant questions of historiography and facing uncomfortable truths…”

— Tradition

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About the Author

Zev Eleff is President of Gratz College and Professor of American Jewish History in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. He is the author or editor of ten books and more than fifty scholarly articles. His most recent book isDyed in Crimson: Football, Faith, and Remaking Harvard's America.


Shaul Seidler-Feller

is a doctoral candidate in modern Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Judaica consultant at Sotheby's New York. Together with David N. Myers, he coeditedSwimming against the Current: Reimagining Jewish Tradition in the Twenty-First Century: Essays in Honor of Chaim Seidler-Feller.

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Product Details

Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Published
30th November 2023
Pages
682
ISBN
9798887193274

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