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“World-Denial and World Redemption: Franz Rosenzweig’s Early Marcionism.”

Benjamin Pollock "World-Denial and World Redemption: Franz Rosenzweig's Early Marcionism", Boston University's Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies and supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities, 2011.

 
Overview: –  This event has been co-sponsored by Boston University’s Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies and supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities. Professor Pollock is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan… More

On the Eve of Destruction: Jewish Life in Germany.

Dr. Michael Brenner, Chair of Jewish History and Culture at the University of Munich in Germany, lecture at Foundation of Jewish Studies, 2011.
Overview: –  Contrary to common belief, Jewish life in Germany before the rise of the Nazis was culturally thriving. While one segment of the Jewish community was assimilated, there was a tendency, especially among the younger generation, to show… More