Rubinstein vs. Grodziński: the dispute over the Vilnius rabbinate and the religious realignment of Vilnius Jewry. 1928-1932

Collection:
Sklaidos publikacijos / Dissemination publications
Document Type:
Knygos dalis / Part of the book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Rubinstein vs. Grodziński: the dispute over the Vilnius rabbinate and the religious realignment of Vilnius Jewry. 1928-1932
Authors:
Bacon, Gershon
In the Book:
Gaon of Vilnius and the annals of Jewish culture: materials of the international scientific conference, Vilnius, September 10–12, 1997. Vilnius: Vilnius University Publishing House, 1998. P. 295-304
Subject Category:
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Etninės grupės / Ethnic groups; Bažnyčios istorija / Church history; 1918-1940. Lietuva tarpukario metais; Vilnius. Vilniaus kraštas (Vilnius region); Lietuva (Lithuania); Socialinė istorija / Social history.
Summary / Abstract:

ENAt first glance, a paper analyzing the struggle over the rabbinate in Vilnius in the late 1920s and early 1930s would seem far removed from the main topic of the present conference, namely Elijah Gaon of Vilna and his era. Yet as we shall see, the fight in this century had its roots in precedents set in the time of the Gaon. The timing of its outbreak reflects the relatively late stabilization of the legal situation of the Lithuanian region annexed to the Second Polish Republic. Kehilla elections in the region would take place several years after elections in former Congress Poland. Jewish politicians attempted to widen the authority of the kehilla in Polish Lithuania, but in the end Jewish communities in that region too were governed by the same rules as in former Congress Poland [p. 295].

Subject:
Istorija / History
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