The Jewish Family

"A valuable contribution toward piecing together a coherent picture of what the family has meant in Jewish life and in the Jewish imagination."--Journal of Religion "[This is] a collection of essays by 13 scholars considering the norms of the Jewish family at particular times and places, finding it more complex and adaptable than much nostalgic or scornful literature would indicate."--The Jewish Journal "A rich compendium on a wide variety of topics, including a section on the little studied subject of childhood and adolescence."--Jewish Spectator "A useful introduction to the subject. No academic library should be without it."--Religious Studies Review "This is a scholarly collection of papers which provides new insights and which should stimulate further research on the many aspects of the history and of the structure of the Jewish family."--Jewish Journal of Sociology "A valuable contribution toward piecing together a coherent picture of what the family has meant in Jewish life and in the Jewish imagination."--Journal of Religion "[This is] a collection of essays by 13 scholars considering the norms of the Jewish family at particular times and places, finding it more complex and adaptable than much nostalgic or scornful literature would indicate."--The Jewish Journal "A rich compendium on a wide variety of topics, including a section on the little studied subject of childhood and adolescence."--Jewish Spectator "A useful introduction to the subject. No academic library should be without it."--Religious Studies Review "This is a scholarly collection of papers which provides new insights and which should stimulate further research on the many aspects of the history and of the structure of the Jewish family."--Jewish Journal of Sociology