Jan 3, 2010

From Berlin to Jerusalem | From Berlin to Jerusalem

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Author: Gershom Scholem
First Published: 1977
Type of Work: Autobiography
Time of Work: 1897-1925
Setting: Germany
Principal Characters: Gerhard (later Gershom) Scholem, Reinhold, Erich, Werner, Arthur, Betty
Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Memory, Tradition, Manners or customs, Social life, Jews or Jewish life, Youth, Learning or scholarship, Bar Mitzvahs, Cabala

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Gershom Scholem’s title, From Berlin to Jerusalem, describes both a geographical and a spiritual journey. In October, 1897, a boy named Gerhard Scholem was born in Berlin. The name Gerhard signified something distinctly Germanic; the name Scholem signified something distinctly Jewish. In 1925, a talented and maturing scholar accepted a position at the newly founded Hebrew University in Jerusalem. This twenty-eight-year-old man was named Gershom Scholem. He had received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich, and he would continue to write in German...

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From Berlin to Jerusalem | From Berlin to Jerusalem

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Form and Content

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