Object Title
Jewry and Judaism in a Pluralistic Society: The Nature of Jewish Identity
Part of
New School Adult Division Event Recordings
Material Category
Physical Audio
Type of Work
1/4 inch audio tape
Description
This audio recording is of the first part of the first of a series of lectures on Judaism and society held at the New School. Samuel Blumenfield briefly introduces the subject of the lecture series and the evening's lecturer, Maurice Samuel, who speaks at 3:10. Samuel discusses his concept of "the Jewish phenomenon," the history and meaning of the Jewish identity, and the different types of Jewish identity. Blumenfield invites questions from the audience at 40:30, the topics of which include: intermarriage between Jews and Gentiles, the definition of the Jewish identity, the role of antisemitism, the situation of Jews in the Soviet Union, the assimilation of Jews in society, the Israeli debate over the legal definition of the Jewish identity, the relationship between Israel and the diaspora, the New Left, and Yiddish culture.
Date
March 10 1970
Related people
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997) (producer)
Samuel M. Blumenfield (speaker)
Maurice Samuel (speaker)
Inscription
Jewry + Judaism/ #1 3/10/70 side 1 of 2 (container)
Language
English
Related Repository
New School Institutional Collections Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Location
box mixed nav_2
Identifier
NS070212_000008
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Material Category
Physical AudioType of Work
1/4 inch audio tapeDescription
This audio recording is of the first part of the first of a series of lectures on Judaism and society held at the New School. Samuel Blumenfield briefly introduces the subject of the lecture series and the evening's lecturer, Maurice Samuel, who speaks at 3:10. Samuel discusses his concept of "the Jewish phenomenon," the history and meaning of the Jewish identity, and the different types of Jewish identity. Blumenfield invites questions from the audience at 40:30, the topics of which include: intermarriage between Jews and Gentiles, the definition of the Jewish identity, the role of antisemitism, the situation of Jews in the Soviet Union, the assimilation of Jews in society, the Israeli debate over the legal definition of the Jewish identity, the relationship between Israel and the diaspora, the New Left, and Yiddish culture.Date
March 10 1970Related people
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997) (producer)Samuel M. Blumenfield (speaker)
Maurice Samuel (speaker)
Inscription
Jewry + Judaism/ #1 3/10/70 side 1 of 2 (container)Language
EnglishRelated Repository
New School Institutional CollectionsRights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)Location
box mixed nav_2Identifier
NS070212_000008There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.