A Hasidic Leader Migrating to America: Egodocuments by Rabbi Joshua Heschel Rabinowitz of Monastyryshche (1860–1938)

IF 0.1 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Zutot Pub Date : 2022-08-12 DOI:10.1163/18750214-bja10028

Gadi Sagiv

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Abstract

Egodocuments constitute valuable sources for the study of Hasidism. Yet those penned by hasidic leaders are relatively rare. This article explores egodocumentary material written by hasidic leader Joshua Heschel Rabinowitz of Monastyryshche (1860–1938), who was persecuted in Russia, migrated to America in 1923, and settled in New York. In contrast to the previous scholarship that focuses on Rabinowitz’s public opinions, this article centers on his personal notes. Moreover, rather than read Rabinowitz’s personal writings as reflecting his life and worldview in Eastern Europe from decades earlier, the egodocuments will be read as highlighting the challenges he faced during the years he wrote most of his works, namely, after migrating to the United States. Rabinowitz’s egodocuments not only teach us about him as an individual, but also shed light on the challenges that many admorim faced upon arrival to America between the two world wars.

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移居美国的哈西德派领袖：Monastyryshche拉比Joshua Heschel Rabinowitz的自我记录（1860–1938）

自我文件是哈西德主义研究的宝贵资料。然而，那些由哈西德派领导人撰写的文章相对罕见。本文探讨了Monastyryshche的哈西德派领袖Joshua Heschel Rabinowitz（1860–1938）撰写的自我纪录片材料，他在俄罗斯受到迫害，1923年移居美国，并在纽约定居。与之前关注拉比诺维茨公众意见的学术不同，本文以他的个人笔记为中心。此外，与其把拉宾诺维茨的个人作品解读为反映了他几十年前在东欧的生活和世界观，不如把这些自我文件解读为强调了他在创作大部分作品期间所面临的挑战，即移民到美国之后。拉宾诺维茨的自我文件不仅教会了我们关于他个人的知识，还揭示了许多格言在两次世界大战之间抵达美国时所面临的挑战。

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Zutot HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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