Modernity Within Tradition: The Social History of Orthodox Jewry in Imperial Germany

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Summary: Fills a huge void on the subject of Orthodox German Jews
Review: The best critical history of Orthodox Jewry available in English (and, it might be added, one of the few works on the subject). Gives overdue credit to the vitality and size of the 19th century German Orthodox community, thoroughly refuting a wide array of sterotypical notions. Holistic in scope, it is part of an emerging focus upon traditional Judaism in Germany and central Europe generally.