The Gaon of Vilnius and the annals of Jewish culture: materials of the international scientific conference, Vilnius, September 10–12, 1997
Collection:
Sklaidos publikacijos / Dissemination publications
Document Type:
Knyga / Book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
The Gaon of Vilnius and the annals of Jewish culture: materials of the international scientific conference, Vilnius, September 10–12, 1997
Contributors:
Publication Data:
Vilnius : Vilnius University Publishing House, 1998.
Pages:
389 p
Kitas leidimas: Vilniaus Gaonas ir žydų kultūros keliai: tarptautinės mokslinės konferencijos medžiaga, Vilnius, 1997 m. rugsėjo 10-12 d Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 1999.
Contents:
Foreword — Plenary session: Jews in Lithuanian historiography / Egidijus Aleksandravičius; The Gaon of Vilne and the Yiddish language / Joshua A. Fishman; Vilnius - a center of Jewish culture / Izraelis Lempertas; The Mithnagdim and the Haskala: a reappraisal / Allan Nadler; Litvak legacy / Yves Plasseraud; The Gaon's views on philosophy and science / Mejeris Šubas — Section No. 1: How the Gaon interpreted the Pre-Messianic period / Joseph H. Ehrenkranz; The Gaon of Vilna and the Mitnagdim in the eyes of the hasidim / Emanuel Etkes ; Rabbinic literature in Lithuania after the death of the Gaon / Jay M. Harris; Christianity and judaism - new challenge to the dialogue / Basia Nikiforova; Orthodox judaism in Eastern Europe / Yosef Salmon; The Vilna Gaon's methods for the textual criticism of rabbinic literature / Lawrence H. Schiffman; The Vilner Gaon as a Biblical scholar (a reappraisal) / Stefan Schreiner; Mysticism in the religious philosophy of Abraham Joshua Heschel / Dalia Marija Stančienė; The Gaon of Vilna and the communal rabinate in 18th century Poland–Lithuania / Adam Teller — Section No. 2: The Vilna Gaon as a portender of zionism - pseudo-epigraphy in the service of the movement / Israel Bartal; Portrait of the Gaon of Vilna, two centuries of imagination / Zusia Efron; Atheism, enthusiasm and early haskalah: the case of Jehuda Hurwitz of Vilna / Shmuel Feiner; Commemoration and conflict: the observance of the Vilna Gaon's 200th birthday / David E. Fishman; The religious prestige of the gaon and the secular prestige of Lithuanian yiddish / Dovid Katz; The nature of Lithuanian jewry; the legacy of the Gaon of Vilna / Elijah J. Schochet —Section No. 3: Official censorship of Jewish publications in Vilnius - 1798–1917 / Dmitrij Elyashevich; Ha'GRA's apocalyptic expectations and 1947 religious responses to the Holocaust: Harlap and Tsimrman / Gershon Greenberg; The library of the study hall in Volozhin / Gershon David Hundert; The Gaon, yeshivot, the printing press and the Jewish community - a complicated relationship between a scholar and society / Shaul Stampfer; The secular jew and jewish studies / Deborah Weissman — Section No. 4: Rubinstein vs. Grodziński: the dispute over the Vilnius rabbinate and the religious realignment of Vilnius Jewry / Gershon Bacon; The Vilnius magistracy and the Jewish community in the 18th century / Danutė Blažytė; Jewish Kahals in 18 th century Lithuania / Mečislovas Jučas; Vilnius and Lithuania during the time of the Gaon / Algis Kasperavičius; Demographic and social-professional structure of the Jewish community in Vilnius (based on the census of 1784) / Alfonsas Tamulynas; Who wields the power? the Kahal and Chevrot in Vilna at the begining of the 19th century / Mordechai Zalkin; The jewish community in Kėdainiai in the 16th–19th C. / Rimantas Žirgulis — Appendix: The days of the Gaon in Lithuania / Izraelis Lempertas; Information on conference speakers.
Subject Category:
LT
Etninės grupės / Ethnic groups; Kultūros istorija / Cultural history; 1569-1795. Lietuva ATR laikotarpiu; 1795-1915. Lietuva Rusijos imperijos sudėtyje; 1795-1915. Lietuva Rusijos imperijos sudėtyje; 1915-1918. Kaizerinės Vokietijos okupacija; 1918-1940. Lietuva tarpukario metais; Lietuva (Lithuania).
Summary / Abstract:
ENEliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, the great genius of the Jewish nation, was one of the most famous Talmud scholars of all times. It's not likely that any educated world Jew is rmfamiliar with his name. His authority world-wide is so great that he is simply known as the Gaon; there is no doubt which Gaon one is referring to. The Gaon brought world fame to Vilnius. His extraordinary intellect played a very great role in determining that Vilnius became a long-time spiritual centre for Jews, and that it was known as such far beyond the borders of Lithuania. The ideas of our great fellow countryman continue to attract interest even today, and their analysis serves to enrich the study of Judaica. October 1997 marked the 200th anniversary of the death of the Gaon; an international scientific conference entitled "The Gaon of Vilnius, and the Annals of Jewish Culture" took place at the Vilnius University during September 10-12, in commemoration of this event. The conference was arranged by the Jewish Community of Lithuania, in conjimction with the Vilnius University, and was directly prepared by an organizing committee headed by the rector of the University, Professor Rolandas Pavilionis, Ph.D. Thirty-six speakers from Lithuania, Israel, the USA, Russia, Canada, Great Britain, France, and Germany participated at the conference [p. 7].
Subject:
Parts:
- P. 9-17. Jews in Lithuanian historiography
- P. 18-26. The Gaon of Vilne and the Yiddish language
- P. 27-34. Vilnius - a center of Jewish culture
- P. 52-64. Litvak legacy
- P. 65-74. The Gaon's views on philosophy and Science
- P. 77-80. How the Gaon interpreted the pre-Messianic period
- P. 81-87. The Gaon of Vilna and the Mitnagdim in the eyes of the Hasidim
- P. 88-95. Rabbinic literature in Lithuania after the death of the Gaon
- P. 96-103. Christianity and Judaism - new challenge to the dialogue
- P. 104-115. Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe
- P. 116-127. The Vilna Gaon’s methods for the textual criticism of Rabbinic literature
- P. 128-136. The Vilner Gaon as a biblical scholar (a reappraisal)
- P. 137-141. Mysticism in the religious philosophy of Abraham Joshua Heschel
- P. 142-153 The Gaon of Vilna and the communal rabbinate in 18th century Poland-Lithuania
- P. 157-163. The Vilna Gaon as a portender of Zionism - pseudo-epigraphy in the service of the movement
- P. 164-168. Portrait of the Gaon of Vilna, two centuries of imagination
- P. 169-178. Atheism, enthusiasm and early Haskalah: the case of Jehuda Hurwitz of Vilna
- P. 179-186. Commemoration and conflict: the observance of the Vilna Gaon's 200th birthday
- P. 187-199. The Religious prestige of the Gaon and the secular prestige of Lithuanian Yiddish
- P. 206-222. The Nature of Lithuanian Jewry: the legacy of the Gaon of Vilna
- P. 225-230. Official censorship of Jewish publications in Vilnius - 1798-1917
- P. 257-282. The Gaon, yeshivot, the printing press and the Jewish community - a complicated relationship between a scholar and society
- P. 295-304. Rubinstein vs. Grodziński: the dispute over the Vilnius rabbinate and the religious realignment of Vilnius Jewry. 1928-1932
- P. 305-312. The Vilnius magistracy and the Jewish community in the 18th century
- P. 313-320. Jewish kahals in 18th century Lithuania
- P. 321-330. Vilnius and Lithuania during the time of the Gaon
- P. 331-352. Demographic and social-professional structure of the Jewish community in Vilnius (based on the census of 1784)
- P. 354-360. Who wields the power? The Kahal and Chevrot in Vilna at the begining of the 19th century
- P. 361-367. The Jewish community in Kėdainiai in the 16th-19th c
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