Russian-Jewish Tradition

Brian Horowitz is the holder of the Sizeler Family Chair in Jewish Studies at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is an expert on the Jews of Eastern Europe and author of a number of books, including Empire Jews, Jewish Philanthropy and Education in Late-Tsarist Russia, and Russian Idea - Jewish Presence.

"This book is a comprehensive analysis of Russian-Jewish tradition, Jewish intellectuals, historians, writers and educational institutions in the late nineteenth and and early twentieth centuries. It is a well-written reference book for specialists and academics on Russian-Jewish history." - International Journal of Russian Studies, 7.1 (2018)

• Introduction, William Craft BrumfieldPart I: Russian-Jewish Historians and Historiography1. The Return of the Ḥeder among Russian-Jewish Education Experts, 1840–19172. ‘Building a Fragile Edifice’: A History of Russian-Jewish Historical Institutions, 1860–19143. Myths and Counter-Myths about Odessa’s Jewish Intelligentsia during the Late Tsarist Period4. Saul Borovoi’s Survival: An Odessa Tale about a Jewish Historian in Soviet Times5. The Ideological Challenges of S. M. Dubnov in Emigration: Autonomism and Zionism, Europe and PalestinePart II: Russian–Jewish Intelligentsia’s Cultural Vibrancy6. Semyon An-sky—Dialogic Writer7. Russian-Jewish Writers Face Pogroms, 1880–19148. M. O. Gershenzon, Alexander Pushkin, the Bible, and the Flaws of Jewish Nationalism9. Battling for Self-Definition in Soviet Literature: Boris Eikhenbaum’s Jewish Question10. Vladimir Jabotinsky and the Mystique of 190511. Vladimir Jabotinsky and ViolencePart III: Jewish Heritage in Russian Perception12. Vladimir Solov’ev and the Jews: A View from Today13. Fear and Stereotyping: Vasily Rozanov and Jewish Menace