The New Zealand Jewish Community

Name: The New Zealand Jewish Community
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Stephen Levine
ISBN: 9780739100035

Stephen Levine

31/07/1999
Lexington Books

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de The New Zealand Jewish Community par Stephen Levine

Résumé

Présentation de l'éditeur In this unique study, Stephen Levine examines the particular characteristics of New Zealand Jewry, one of the most exotic Jewish communities in the world. Because it is so far from the rest of world Jewry, this community must continually face the challenge of Jewish continuity. Levine draws attention to the diversity in Jewish identity among New Zealand's Jews, as well as to the institutionalization of new relationships between the Jewish community and Israel. Ultimately, however, Levine stresses the community's interaction with world Jewry, despite the many challenges facing such a small and remote population. The New Zealand Jewish Community will be an essential volume for students of Judaism, the sociology of religion, contemporary history, and political studies. Biographie de l'auteur Stephen Levine is Associate Professor of Politics and Head of the School of Political Science and International Relations of Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He is the editor of A Standard for the People: The 150th Anniversary of the Wellington Hebrew Congregation, 1843-1993.