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Title:Schooling as a Socio-Political Expression
Author:Shimon Frost
ISBN:9652239887 : 9789652239884
Illustrations:b/w maps
Format:Paperback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:176
Weight: .32 Kg.
Published:Hebrew University Magnes Press - January 1998
List Price: 19.5 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Jewish studies: EDUCATION: Poland


Of all the religious-cultural expressions in Jewish life in Poland between the First and Second World Wars, education is by far the most neglected. The few studies published in this area are largely limited to the descriptive and the statistical without venturing into an in depth analysis of the various school networks which functioned within the pluralistic Jewish community of Poland's Second Republic. This study, based on published and archival material, seeks to fill that gap. It postulates that education, most particularly that of a minority group, is an expression of communal aspirations for cultural distinctiveness and continuity. The Jewish educational system is viewed in relation to the social, cultural and political dynamics of Jewish life of the period.