The Pride of Jacob: Essays on Jacob Katz and His Work
Jacob Katz (1904-1998) was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the twentieth century. A pioneer of new foci and methods, Katz brought extraordinary insights to many aspects of Jewish life and its surrounding contexts.\ With a keen eye for both "forests" and "trees," Katz transformed our understanding of many areas of Jewish history, among them: Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages, the social-historical significance of Jewish law, the rise of Orthodoxy in Germany and Hungary,...
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Jacob Katz (1904-1998) was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the twentieth century. A pioneer of new foci and methods, Katz brought extraordinary insights to many aspects of Jewish life and its surrounding contexts. With a keen eye for both "forests" and "trees," Katz transformed our understanding of many areas of Jewish history, among them: Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages, the social-historical significance of Jewish law, the rise of Orthodoxy in Germany and Hungary, and the emergence of modern antisemitism. In this volume, ten leading scholars critically discuss Katz's work with an appreciation for Katz's importance in reshaping the way Jewish history is studied.
Preface7Rebel in Frankfurt: The Scholarly Origins of Jacob Katz9Jacob Katz on Halakhah and Kabbalah29Jacob Katz on Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages41Early Modern Ashkenaz in the Writings of Jacob Katz65Jacob Katz as Social Historian85Jacob Katz on the Origins and Dimensions of Jewish Modernity: The Centrality of the German Experience97How Central Was Anti-Semitism to the Historical Writing of Jacob Katz?125A Hungarian Rhapsody in Blue: Jacob Katz's Tardy Surrender to Hagar's Allure141Jacob Katz on Halakhah, Orthodoxy, and History163Jacob Katz as a Dissertation Advisor173
