Modernity gave rise to a Jewish consciousness that has increasingly distanceditself from the sacred in favor of worldliness and secularity. This book tracesthe ... » 

Modernity gave rise to a Jewish consciousness that has increasingly distanceditself from the sacred in favor of worldliness and secularity. This book tracesthe formulation of this secular Jewishness from its Enlightenment roots throughthe twentieth century to explore the variations of modern Jewish experience incentral Europe and beyond. «