Abstract
The article examines the different concepts of who are the Polish Jews, using the author's experiences as a visiting student at Warsaw University's Mordechai Anielewicz Center for the Study of Polish Jewry. Aside from the conflicts with regards to geography and politics in defining Polish Jews, there are also linguistic and cultural factors that determine the nature and composition of the Polish Jewry. It is observed that the specific image of Polish Jewry in various cultures serves each respective society's requirements and indirectly creates two different academic discourses.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 205-228 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Jewish Social Studies |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2000 |
Keywords
- WARSAW (Poland)
- POLISH Jews
- RELIGIOUS groups
- SEMITES
- CULTURE
- JEWISH studies
- UNIVERSITIES & colleges
- GEOGRAPHY
- POLAND -- Social conditions