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Hebrew learning ideologies and the reconceptualization of American Judaism

Language debates in American Jewish schooling in the early 20th century

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ID4179904
AuthorsSharon Avni (0009-0008-7835-0664, City University of New York, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume2016
Issue237
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ijsl-2015-0038
OpenAlexW2507511767
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited33

This article examines the ways in which Hebrew education was construed in the United States by tracing the Hebrew ideology debate of the early and mid-1900s, when dramatic changes were made to modernize Jewish schooling and its place within American society. Focusing on the Hebrew learning ideologies and educational philosophies of Samson Benderly and his followers, it examines how the

Hebrew · Ideology · Judaism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Classics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Law · Philosophy

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Citations per year1
Citation span2024 - 2025 (2)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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