Preface; Chapter One General Perspectives; Chapter Two Jewry in Germany: Past and Present; Chapter Three Insertion in Society; Chapter Four The Dynamics of the Community; Chapter Five Collective Identities; Chapter Six Expectations of Jewish Education; Chapter Seven Jewish Education in Germany Today; Chapter Eight General Conclusions -- An Ethnocultural Syndrome; Appendix One Leading Figures Discuss the Jewish Agenda in Germany; Appendix Two Jewish Educational Institutions in Germany (2010); Bibliography; Index
Summary
In the context of their recent dispersion, Russian-speaking Jews have become the vast majority of Germany's longstanding Jewry. An entity marked by permeable boundaries, they show commitment to world Jewry, including Israel, but feeble identification with their hosts. While Jewish singularity is understood here more as "belonging" than "believing", Jewish education is viewed as a must
