German Jews beyond Judaism
Studies in the Medieval Piyyut
In searching for a new Jewish identity after their emancipation in the early nineteenth-century, German Jews adopted the concept of Bildung-a term reaching beyond "education" to include character formation and moral education-as synonymous with their Jewishness. Bildung, according to George Mosse, became a "new faith" for German Jews, one that suited their German citizenship.
"Immensely stimulating, rich in information and insight."
-Paul Mendes-Flohr, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
George L. Mosse
1997 (1985) / 99 pp / ISBN 0-87820-053-3, paper: $16.95
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