The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization

A landmark project to collect, translate, and transmit primary material from a momentous period in Jewish culture and civilization

This volume covers what Elisheva Carlebach describes as a period "in which every aspect of Jewish life underwent the most profound changes to have occurred since antiquity." Organized by genre, this extensive yet accessible volume surveys Jewish cultural productions and intellectual innovations during these dramatic years, particularly in literature, the visual and performing arts, and intellectual culture. The wide-ranging collection includes a diverse selection of sources created by Jews around the world, translated from a dozen languages. During a tumultuous time of changing borders, demographic shifts, and significant Jewish migration, this anthology explores the approaches of Jews to the intertwining ideals of enlightenment and emancipation, "the very foundation of Jewish experience in this period."