About the Book
New Trends in the Study of Haredi Culture and Society draws on the innovative research of leading scholars from a variety of disciplines—including history, religious studies, demography, linguistics, and geography—to trace the growing prominence of Haredi (often called ultra-Orthodox) Jews in Jewish life. Haredi Jews are committed to preserving a measure of segregation from the rest of society consistent with the guiding principles of their forebears; yet increasingly, they are appearing more visibly and assertively in public spaces. Demographic analysis suggests that they will constitute a much larger share—nearly one-quarter—of the world Jewish population over the next twenty years. By examining the evolution of political, cultural, and social trends in Haredi communities across the globe, this interdisciplinary and transnational volume sheds important light both on Haredi communities and on the societies of which they are part.
Series
New Trends in the Study of Haredi Culture and Society will be the latest addition to the Purdue University Press series Jewish Role in American Life: An Annual Review. The series editor is Steven J. Ross, director of the Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life.
The Casden Institute at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, supports research that aims to spur dialogue and achieve greater understanding not only about what it means to be Jewish in America, but what it means to be American in a pluralistic society. What can we learn from the historical and contemporary impact of Jews on American life? How have Jews interacted with other ethnic and religious groups? How has Jewish identity changed? What has the cultural expression of those changes been? Such inquiries can lead to a new appreciation for what it means to be Jewish, to be American, and to interact with people of other cultures. The goal is to shed light, not heat, on topics of relevance and interest.
About the Editors
David N. Myers is Distinguished Professor of History and holds the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he serves as the director of the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. He also directs the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate. He is the author or editor of more than fifteen books in the field of Jewish history, including, with Nomi M. Stolzenberg, American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York, which was awarded the 2022 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish studies.
Nechumi Malovicki-Yaffe is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University. Her research primarily focuses on power dynamics, authority, and the violation of authority and norms. She specializes in using the ultra-Orthodox community, from which she hails, as a case study to gain insights into various social processes. She has authored two books on the ultra-Orthodox community and has published articles in numerous leading journals.
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