Jewish education and history : continuity, crisis and change / Moshe Aberbach ; edited and translated by David Aberbach.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Aaron, Jeroboam, and the Golden Calves -- Joseph and his brothers and the history of the twelve tribes -- Anti-Hellenism in the book of Daniel -- Imperial Greek freedmen and the fall of the Jewish state, 70 CE -- Herod and Josephus : patriots or traitors? -- Opposition to the biblical prophets in the Talmud -- Pharaoh and Roman Egypt in rabbinic literature -- King Hezekiah and Judah Hanasi : messianic links -- The rabbis, education and the obliteration of class -- Charismatic and anti-charismatic elements in Judaism -- Saadia Gaon and the struggle for Jewish unity -- Maimonides : myth and reality -- Ancient roots of European anti-Semitism and Jewish patriotism -- Abraham Geiger and Samson Raphael Hirsch -- On being a Jewish historian -- The roots of religious anti-Zionism -- Halakhah and modern education : the question of smoking -- Demented messianists and modern secularists -- A Viennese upbringing -- Father -- Mother -- Family history and legend -- My parents and me -- Hebrew teaching and holidays -- Relatives and friends -- School -- The Chajesrealgymnasium (1934-1938) -- My schoolmates -- Under Nazi rule (March-December 1938) -- Kindertransport.

Translated from the Hebrew.