Modern Jewish Scholarship in Hungary

Hungarian Jewish scholarship had a lasting impact on the Wissenschaft des Judentums ("Science of Judaism"). Its unique profile was shaped by Ashkenazi Yeshiva traditions, Jewish modernization movements, and Magyar politics that boosted academic Orientalism in the context of patriotic historiography. This volume presents an overview of a century of Hungarian Jewish scholarly achievements, examining their historical context and assessing their ongoing relevance.Carsten Wilke ist Mitarbeiter am Steinheim-Institut für deutsch-jüdische Geschichte in Duisburg und Research Fellow am Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia.