Name: A Jewish Heart: The Struggle for Status and Identity in Asia (en Inglés)
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Author: Green, Robert L.
ISBN: 9781666911824

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A Jewish Heart: The Struggle for Status and Identity in Asia (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Lexington Books

Autor

Green, Robert L.

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

468

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm

ISBN13

9781666911824

A Jewish Heart: The Struggle for Status and Identity in Asia (en Inglés)

Green, Robert L. (Autor) · Lexington Books · Tapa Blanda

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A Jewish Heart: A Struggle for Status and Identity in Asia is at once the saga of a modest charitable grant in 1903, an unimagined windfall ninety years later, and a history of Progressive Judaism in Asia. Enriched with profiles of key players, the author rootsthe narratives in the entrepreneurial and philanthropic activities of two legendary Baghdadi families, the Sassoons and the Kadoories, beginning in mid-nineteenth century Bombay, Shanghai, and Hong Kong and unfolding against the backdrop of worldwide waves of Jewish arrivals. The story gains currency when challenges are raised over community funding, facilities, preserving or replacing the aging synagogue, and accommodating Reform Judaism. Robert L. Green provides a thorough and previously undocumented account of the decade-long religious, legal, and public relations battles that follow, engaging the attention of international media and top rabbinical and legal authorities in Hong Kong, Israel, Australia, United States, and United Kingdom. The author focuses on questionable legal gymnastics as trustees, facing China's impending takeover of Hong Kong, undertake efforts to protect the funds from unknown perils. Concurrently, he chronicles the establishment of a vibrant Reform congregation, braided with Jewish lore, and the struggles of visionaries hoping to make Hong Kong an oasis of Jewish worship, learning, and recreation in Asia.