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Pledges of Jewish allegiance : conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa / David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis.

by Ellenson, David Harry, 1947-

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Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2012.

Conversion -- Judaism.

Responsa -- History and criticism.

Jews -- Identity.

Orthodox Judaism.

Judaism -- History -- Modern period, 1750-

9780804778053 (cloth : acid-free paper) :

0804778051 (cloth : acid-free paper)

Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.

x, 206 p. ; 24 cm.

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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