jacobhermant 's review for:

Between Tradition and Modernity: Haim Zhitlowski, Simon Dubnow, Ahad Ha-Am, and the Shaping of Modern Jewish Identity by David H. Weinberg

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I can see this being useful for people who don’t already know about these figures and ideas, but as it stands it’s not particularly insightful about any of them nor well-argued. It’s a bit unfair to say that a 30-year-old book is out of date, but that’s how I felt throughout re. the language used and the articulations of the discussed authors’ philosophies.