Prof.dr. J. Frishman – Judaism
- Full professor Judaism
| Telephone number: | +31 (0)71 527 2629 |
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| E-Mail: | j.frishman@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Leids Instituut Godsdienstwetenschappen |
| Office Address: |
Witte Singel-complex Matthias de Vrieshof 1 2311 BZ Leiden Room number 1.02c |
The study of Jews and Judaism in modernity has increasingly engaged the interest of scholars over the past 50 years. My own fascination is with the effects of Enlightenment and modernity on Jewish identity, both collective and individual, in Western Europe. The link between the rise of nationalism and the majority religion in the 19th c. brought about a rethinking of what it meant to be Jewish. Having lost political autonomy yet accused of double loyalty, Jews sought to redefine themselves in terms of a religious denomination. How Jews then reformed and recast their religion, engaging in polemics with Christianity and the Christian majority has been the topic of much of my research. The parallels with the present debates concerning Islam and the integration of Muslims in Western Europe seem obvious, yet no one has as yet made a concerted effort to compare the integration of these two minority groups. This is then the challenge that I have set myself for the coming years.
De bestudering van joden en het jodendom is de laatste vijftig jaar steeds meer in de belangstelling komen te staan. Zelf ben ik gefascineerd door de gevolgen van de Verlichting en de moderniteit voor de joodse identiteit in West Europa, collectief en individueel. De verbinding tussen nationalisme en de meerderheidsreligie leidde in de 19de eeuw tot het heroverdenken van wat het betekent om joods te zijn. Joden hadden hun politieke autonomie verloren, maar werden toch van dubbele loyaliteit beschuldigd: in antwoord daarop probeerden joden zichzelf opnieuw te definiëren, nu als een religieuze denominatie. Veel van mijn onderzoek gaat over de vraag hoe joden hun religie hervormden en opnieuw gestalte gaven, in polemiek met het christendom en de christelijke meerderheid. De overeenkomsten met de huidige discussie over de Islam en de integratie van moslims in West Europa liggen voor het oprapen, hoewel bijna niemand tot nog toe een serieuze poging gedaan heeft om de integratie van beide minderheidsgroepen te vergelijken. Dat is de uitdaging die ik mezelf de komende jaren gesteld heb.
Selected Publications
- “Good Enough for the Goyim. Samuel Hirsch and Samuel Holdheim on the Relationship between Judaism and Christianity”, in M. Poorthuis, J. Schwartz and J. Turner (eds.), Interactions Between Judaism and Christianity in History, Religion, Art, and Literature (Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series 17, Leiden 2008) 271-287.
- J. Frishman and G. Hellemans (eds.), Christendom en de Wereldreligies. Dialoog en confrontatie (Utrechtse Studies 12, Westervoort 2008).
- “Joods-christelijke relaties na de Sjoa. Tussen wantrouwen, vertrouwen en hoop”, in J. Frishman and G. Hellemans (eds.), Christendom en de Wereldreligies. Dialoog en confrontatie (Utrechtse Studies 12, Westervoort 2008) 103-124.
- J. Frishman and H. Berg (eds.), Dutch Jewry in a Cultural Maelstrom, 1880-1940 (Amsterdam 2007). “De Vrijdagavond (1923-1931) as a mirror of Dutch Jewry in the Interbellum”, in J. Frishman and H. Berg (eds.), Dutch Jewry in a Cultural Maelstrom, 1880-1940 (Amsterdam 2007) 85-96.
2002
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Frishman, J. (2002)
Dutch Jewish Ceremonial Art in Context. , Presenting Jewish Ceremonical Art
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Frishman, J. (2002)
Why a Translation of the Bible Can't Be Authoritative: A Response to John Rogerson. , Bible Translation on the Threshold of the Twenty-First Century. Authority, Reception, Culture and ReligionSheffield: Sheffield.
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2000
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Frishman, J. (2000)
Gelijke rechten voor de joden in Nederland. In: Frishman, (Ed.), Godsdienstvrijheid en de religieuze identiteit van joden, christenen en moslims. Verwachting en realiteit (Leidse Studien van de Godsdienst)Kampen: kok.
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Frishman, J. (2000)
Joodse studies: van de marge naar het centrum? , De toekomst van de joodse studies in Nederland.Amsteredam
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Frishman, J. (2000)
Reconstructing a Usable Past. , Upstream. Women, Religion and Power of Life (Interreligious Women's Summer School 1999)Driebergen
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Frishman, J. (2000)
The Fate of the Jewish Nation: Visions of the Jews in The Netherlands in the Nineteenth Century. , Dutch Jews as Perceived by Themselves and by OtherLeiden: University press.
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Frishman, J. (2000)
Wat heeft het christendom van het jodendom overgenomen? Utrecht: Katholieke Theologische Universiteit Utrecht.
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Frishman, J. (2000)
Why Jewish Women Can't Study Torah. Bulletin der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Judaistische Forschung, Beiheft zu Judaica, 3
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Frishman, J. (2000)
Why Would a Man Want to be Anyone's Wife? A Response to Satlow. In: Henten, J.W. (Ed.), Families and Family Relations as Respresented in Early Judaisms and Early Christianities: Texts and Fictions
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1999
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Frishman, J. (1999)
The Jews' Refusal to Believe. Nineteenth Century Dutch Polemics concerning the Jews and their Fate. , Judaism from the Renaissance to Modern TimesLeiden: Brill.
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1997
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Frishman, J. (1997)
Berlin: the Cradle of Modern Movements in Jewish. Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, lecture series "Jews in Berlin"
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Frishman, J. (1997)
Dutch Jewish Reactions to Carl Schwartz and De Heraut. Amsterdam, symposium on Jewish Polemics with Christianity (Werkgezelschap Judaica)
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Frishman, J. (1997)
H. Hijmans and M. Salvador. Two 19th c. Dutch Jewish Reactions to Mission. University College, London, symposium "History and Culture of the Jews in the Low Countries"
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Frishman, J. (1997)
Jewish Feminism. Groningen, series on feminism organized by the Theological Faculty Groningen
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Frishman, J. (1997)
Once There Was a King. Amsterdam, Amsterdam Summer University, course "The Art of Jewish Storytelling"
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Frishman, J. (1997)
Workshop with Andreas Burnier. Leiden, Alumni Reunion Faculty of Theology Leiden
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Frishman, J. (1997)
Dat hun geloof opregt gelove, hun keus de keus des harten zij. Leiden: Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden.
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Frishman, J. & Rompay, L., Van (1997)
The Book of Genesis in Jewish and Oriental Christian Interpretation. Leuven: Peeters.
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1996
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Frishman, J. (1996)
"Gij, Vromen, zijt Nederlanders! Gij, Onverschillligen, zijt Israëlieten!" Religious Reform and Its Opponents in the Mid-Nineteenth Century in the Netherlands. Studia Rosenthaliana, 30,1, pp. 137-150.
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Frishman, J. (1996)
Bekeerlingen en missionarissen in de negentiende eeuw in Nederland. In: Brons-Alberti, C.E. (Ed.), Kerkhistorische Studien. Lustrumbundel S.S.S. 1996, pp. 187-191. Leiden: NN.
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Frishman, J. (1996)
Bekeerlingen en missionarissen in de negentiende eeuw in Nederland [Converts and Missionaries in the Nineteenth Century in the Netherlands]. , Kerkhistorische Studiën. Lustrumbundel S.S.S., pp. 187-191. Leiden
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Frishman, J. (Ed.) (1996)
Expectation and Confirmation. Two Hundred Years of Jewish Emancipation in the Netherlands. Amsterdam: NN.
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Frishman, J. & Herman, S.A. & Offenberg, A.K. (Eds.) (1996)
Expectation and Confirmation. Two Hundred Years of Jewish Emancipation in the Netherlands, Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on the History and Culture of the Jew in the Netherlands. onbekend: Studia Rosenthaliana.
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Frishman, J. (1996)
Gij Vromen, zijt Nederlanders! Gij Onverschilligen, zijt Israelieten! In: Berg, H. (Ed.), Expectation and Conformation.Two Hundred Years of Jewish Emancipation in the Netherlands (Studia Rosenthaliana), 30,1. , pp. 137-150. Amsterdam: NN.
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Frishman, J. (1996)
Narsai's Christology According to His Homily On the Word Became Flesh. The Harp, 8-9, pp. 289-303.
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1995
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Frishman, J. (1995)
"Gij vromen zijt Nederlanders; Gij Nederlanders zijt Israëlieten" [Thou Pious art Dutchmen; Thou Dutchmen art Israelites]. reactions to Religious Regorm in the Nineteenth Century in the Netherlands. Amsterdam, Symposium on the History of the Jews
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