Ismar Schorsch Livres

Focusing on the origins and evolution of Wissenschaft des Judentums in nineteenth-century Germany, this volume explores its struggle for recognition outside the German university system. Ismar Schorsch presents a series of essays that highlight the field's efforts to access new archival sources, apply critical scholarship to the Hebrew Bible, and investigate the interactions between Judaism and Islam. Despite its significant contributions, the movement's exclusion from academia hindered the political emancipation of German Jews, leaving it without foundational support.

In 1818, with a single essay of vast scope and stunning detail, Leopold Zunz launched the turn to history in modern Judaism. In Leopold Zunz: Creativity in Adversity, Ismar Schorsch, a distinguished scholar of German Jewish culture, has written the first full-fledged biography of this remarkable man.

Essays examining the emergence of Jewish scholarship during the period 1818 - 1919, concentrating on the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement.