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BL
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585930
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b415149
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| Main Entry
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Ellenson, David Harry,1947-
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| Title & Author
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Pledges of Jewish allegiance : : conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa /\ David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis
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| Publication Statement
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Stanford, California :: Stanford University Press,, [2012]
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| Series Statement
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Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture
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x, 206 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780804778053 (cloth : acid-free paper)
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: 0804778051 (cloth : acid-free paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : Who is a Jew? What is a Jew? : Jewish identity, Jewish status, and the challenge of conversion -- Conversion in Jewish tradition : an introduction to the classical sources -- Trends in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century German Orthodox responses to conversion and intermarriage -- Hungarian and Central European writings on conversion and intermarriage -- Europe and the United States in the modern period -- Israel : conversion to Judaism in a Jewish society
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Conversion-- Judaism
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Responsa-- History and criticism
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Jewish law
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Jews-- Identity
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Orthodox Judaism
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Judaism-- History-- Modern period, 1750-
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| Dewey Classification
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296.1/85
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| LC Classification
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BM645.C6E45 2012
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BM645.C6E45 2012
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| Added Entry
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Gordis, Daniel
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