Not to Be Hungry Is Not Enough: An Insight Into Contours of Inclusion and Exclusion in Affluent Western Societies

In its view of the contemporary world, social theory—and particularly its postmodern trends and proponents—attributes a dominant role to the realm of consumption and consumerism in shaping both individual lifeworlds and the system of social hierarchies as a whole. In this article, building on the case of middle‐aged to late‐middle‐aged post–Soviet Jewish immigrants in contemporary Germany and illuminating a particular condition that I call “condemned to consume,” I seek to reexamine this tendency to celebrate consumption and consumerism while downplaying and marginalizing realm of work and employment. I interconnect this examination with questions regarding the distribution of resources and the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion. Drawing on the “condemned to consume” condition, I seek to claim that in affluent Western societies, which are able to provide relative material well‐being or at least subsistence even to those at the margins, the main contours of inclusion and exclusion are not grounded primarily in one's ability to enter the realm of consumption but, rather, in one's ability to participate equally in the realm of work and employment. I underscore this idea by connecting lack of regular, meaningful employment with the concept of exclusive inclusion.     

Reportage: Beyond Prague's “Precious Legacy”: post-communist Jewish exhibits and synagogue restorations in the Czech Republic

The 10 Stars project, a linked network of restored or re-restored historic synagogues, associated buildings, and exhibitions in 10 towns around the Czech Republic, is the most ambitious single Jewish heritage project to be carried out in the Czech Republic since the fall of communism. Inaugurated in 2014, it falls within (and is the culmination of) a multifaceted program for Jewish heritage preservation and promotion in that country that was already being implemented in the early 1990s, thanks to the strategic vision of Jewish communal leaders and the active involvement and participation of municipalities, NGOs and others. As a result, in the past quarter century, the Czech Republic has seen the restoration of more than 65 synagogues, as well as the creation of regional Jewish museums and the installation of many local exhibits on Jewish history and heritage. This essay examines elements of the strategic process that achieved these results and shows how the various stages of its implementation led up to the 10 Stars.     

马克思对犹太人问题的“现实批判”

《论犹太人问题》是马克思哲学理论形成过程中一篇十分重要的文章，马克思站在其现实人的立场，对犹太人间题进行深入、透彻的剖析，并为犹太人间题的解决提出现实路径，这直接突显着贯穿于马克思哲学始终的”现实”本性。马克思哲学正是立足于现实，展开对现实世界的批判，并为现实问题的解决指明路向，抓住马克思哲学的现实本性是理解马克思哲学的真正切入点。     

流浪·交流·超越——20世纪德语犹太文学的基本品格

20世纪德语犹太文学,从卡夫卡到耶利内克这一创作群体,在远古的犹太文化传统里找到了原型支撑,又在现代精神方面承继和拓展着表现主义之后的超前性,自然地展示了文学价值观念形态上的多元分化和两种文化本质上的深度融合。现代与传统相生、遮蔽与彰显同构、反叛与回归并置、超越与固守共存,成为一体化时代异质文化交流互渗、相反相成的文化样本。从整体上显示了代表德语犹太文学普遍性的品质特征。     

出神入化的象征手法--试析犹太作家马拉默德《店员》的写作特色

犹太民族是一个饱经沧桑的民族.当代美国犹太作家多以"苦难"为题进行文学创作.本文着眼于犹太作家马拉默德的<店员>的创作风格之一象征手法的使用,从中探询"象征"在作品中所表达的思想及所代表的社会意义.     

犹太妇女与中世纪欧洲借贷业

中世纪欧洲,犹太妇女不同程度地参与借贷业当。而且在犹太妇女所从事的各种职业中,借贷业既是她们的首选,也是最经常的职业。犹太妇女对借贷业的参与不仅为自己经济地位改善创造了条件,对社会经济生活也起到了一定的积极作用     

欧洲犹太移民潮与以色列国家的移民问题

在严格意义上说 ,以色列是现代世界上唯一的移民国家。一是指以色列国家首先是由欧洲国家的犹太移民建立的 ;二是指以色列犹太人口的一半是建国后从世界各地移民而来。从欧洲历史上看 ,欧洲国家的犹太人 ,经历了五次的“阿里亚”(AL IYA)即“移居以色列地”的移民潮 ,最终确立了以色列国家的合法地位。以色列建国后 ,从世界各地进一步移民 ,促进了经济和社会的高速发展和现代化 ,但也带来了日益严重的移民社会问题。     

冯肯斯坦论适应原则与神学的世俗化

在《神学与科学的想象———从中世纪到17世纪》一书中，冯肯斯坦借用韦伯“世界的祛魅”来表述全书的背景。不同于通常学者将现代世界的科学和哲学的产生归因于17世纪近代哲学去除神学化的努力，冯肯斯坦将神学世俗化的过程追溯到了古希腊哲学与希伯莱律法传统，并澄清了中世纪经院哲学在某些关键的问题与主题上对两希传统的反抗与改造。对此进程，冯肯斯坦以“适应原则”和“世俗神学”作为他论证的核心术语。本文从贯穿冯肯斯坦早期和晚期学术生涯的基本问题入手，探讨贯穿在《神学与科学的想象———从中世纪到17世纪》背后的学术关切。     

Holding on to history and each other: The unexpected LGBTQ legacy of a Czech Holocaust survivor and a Torah scroll from her hometown

Abstract

A Czech Holocaust survivor rescued by a Kindertransport in 1939; a long-lost Torah scroll, rediscovered in 1964, from a Jewish community wiped out in World War II; a German American lesbian who converted to Judaism in 2001. Three disparate stories, unfolding decades apart, converge in one memorable encounter, a Kristallnacht commemoration in Los Angeles organized by Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), the world’s first LGBTQ synagogue, which leads to an enduring friendship and fresh insight into contemporary queer Jewish life. In this personal essay, longtime BCC member Sylvia Sukop interweaves history and autobiography to explore the beauty and power of ritual, the resonance of the “Choose life” passage in Deuteronomy that her congregation reads from its rescued Czech scroll every Yom Kippur, and the many forms that good deeds and survival can take. Progressive faith communities, the author suggests, and the traditions in which they are rooted make space to witness and affirm the fullness of one another’s humanity, bridging differences and fostering unexpected kinship in a brutally divisive world.     

Situational Factors Related to Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Orthodox Jewish Community Among Adult and Juvenile Offenders

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to situational factors associated with childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to explain incidence of CSA, as well as to provide potential targets for prevention efforts. However, very few studies have examined situational factors associated with juvenile perpetration, despite juveniles composing a substantial proportion of offenders. In addition, no studies to our knowledge have applied a situational framework to CSA research in the Orthodox Jewish community (OJC). In the present study, we obtained data from therapists regarding 80 victims of CSA in the OJC from both the United States and Israel. We hypothesized that (a) more abusers’ first perpetration would be between ages 12 and 17 than between any other age range, which corresponds to increased sexual urges, as well as increased unsupervised access to minors; (b) among juvenile offenders, the time of day of the abuse would depend on the relationship of the offender to the victim; and (c) age of the victim and grooming strategies would be associated with the frequency of abuse. Our first two hypotheses were confirmed, and our third hypothesis was partially confirmed, as younger victims tended to have higher frequency of abuse. Additionally, we discuss possible implications of significant correlations found during exploratory analyses. Our results generally support the importance of considering culturally specific situational factors when studying or developing prevention efforts for CSA.