Noblesse Oblige: Essays in Honour of David Kessler Obe

by Alan Crown (Editor)

Overview

This is a collection of essays in honour of David Kessler, celebrating all aspects of his life. The essays range over his many interests, both with the Jewish community and the growing relationship between Anglo-jewry and the various churches of other faiths in Britain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780853033561
Publisher:	Vallentine Mitchell
Publication date:	08/20/1998
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.75(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
Part 1	David Kessler in the Community
	David Kessler - A Biographical Sketch	3
	The Squire of Stoke Hammond	8
	Making the Effort to Hear - David Kessler as an Exemplar of the Qualities Required for Interfaith Dialogues	11
	The Preservation of 'Unmitigated England'	18
Part 2	David Kessler and the Jewish Press
	Tale of a Classic Translation	33
	The Jewish Press, Community and Jewish Publishing in Australia	37
	David Kessler and the Jewish Chronicle	60
Part 3	David Kessler and Anglo-Jewish History
	David Kessler at the Wiener Library	83
	Independence and Integrity: The Vision of James Parkes and David Kessler	96
	The Emancipation of Anglo-Jewry in the Nineteenth Century	108
	Ideologically Motivated Emendations in Anglo-Jewish Liturgy	116
	Hermann Adler: Chief Rabbi	127
Part 4	Falasha and Related Studies
	A Brief Mention of the Falashas in the Futuh al-Habasa	141
	Faitlovitch, Margulies and the Alliance Israelite - Which Educational Policy for the Ethiopian Jews in 1907?	145
	The Imam, the Orphans and the Jews	160
	Halakhic and Legal Status of Ethiopian Jews	170
	L'Importance des Premieres Attestations des Juifs d'Ethiopie en Occident	183
	Traces de l'Israel Ethiopien au Travers des Principaux Geographes Arabes du Moyen Age	196

Editorial Reviews

Examines the life and work of Kessler (b. 1906), focusing on his contributions to Anglo-Jewish history and the Jewish press and publishing profession. Also considers his involvement in local government, environmental preservation, and relations between the Anglo-Jewish community and various churches in Britain. Two of the 18 essays are in French. No index. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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