Tradition Renewed: A History of the Jewish Theological Seminary

Standing at the vortex of religious, educational, and cultural cross-currents, the Jewish Theological Seminary has actively particiated in the epochal events and movements of the twentieth century. It has intersected with virtually all the major religious and social currents that have shaped Jewish life throughout the world, and especially in the American Jewish community. Situated in the most cosmopolitan of cities, the Seminary has never been far removed from the swirling ideas and movements that have swept through America's cultural capital. The examination of the Seminary within the larger context of Jewish life during the twentieth century is central to the conception of this two-volume history. Contributions to these volumes are deliberately organized to move outward from internal academic matters "to the world at large"; from the experiences of students and faculty to the movements they led and shaped; from the "little culture" of JTS to the broader culture of American Jews; fr