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'Homo Zappiens': a European-Jewish Way of Life in the Era of Globalisation
Author(s): Dencik, Lars
Editor(s): Leveson, Ian; Lustig, Sandra H.
Date: 2006
Topics: Jewish Identity, Diaspora, Globalisation, Jewish Culture, Main Topic: Identity and Community
Introduction: Turning the Kaleidoscope: Perspectives on European Jewry
Author(s): Lustig, Sandra H.; Leveson, Ian
Editor(s): Leveson, Ian; Lustig, Sandra H.
Date: 2006
Topics: Jewish Identity, Diaspora, Globalisation, Jewish Community, Israel-Diaspora Relations, Main Topic: Other
European Models of Community: Can Ambiguity Help?
Author(s): Lawton, Clive A.
Editor(s): Lustig, Sandra H.; Leveson, Ian
Date: 2006
Topics: Holocaust, Jewish Identity, Jewish Culture, Jewish Revival, Main Topic: Identity and Community
Abstract: The author analyzes European Jewry in conjunction with the American and Israeli Jewish communities in order to assert that the Jewish community in Europe, deeply scarred by the Shoah (Holocaust), is very diverse and ambiguous. The author classifies the Jewish identity of America as privatized and the identity of Israel as nationalized, with European Jewish identity as somewhat a middle ground between the two. By assessing hallmarks of European history and how they shaped European Jewish identity, the author concludes that European Jewry possesses a certain subtlety, maturity, and humility that will revitalize its presence in Europe.