Jewish Historiography Between Socialism and Nationalism: A Portrait of Historian Isaiah Trunk

IF 0.5 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

JEWISH SOCIAL STUDIES Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.2979/jewisocistud.27.1.05

Véronique Mickisch

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Abstract

Abstract:Isaiah Trunk (1905–81), the author of the classic work Judenrat, was one of the few Polish Jewish historians to survive the Holocaust. His trajectory reflects the key political and intellectual experiences and developments that shaped Jewish historiography in the twentieth century, from the Russian Revolution and the revival of Yiddish culture in the interwar years to Stalinism, the Holocaust, and the period of relative peace and prosperity in the postwar United States. The Holocaust and Stalinism left Trunk disillusioned with socialist internationalism and prompted a shift in his historical thinking “from class to nation.” Nevertheless, his lifelong commitment to Bundism reflected his determination to fight for the preservation of Polish Jewish culture, including its socialist traditions. Moreover, throughout his life, he retained a concern for social equality and the conviction that history, as an empirical science, was an important weapon in the struggle against antisemitism.

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在社会主义和民族主义之间的犹太史学:历史学家以赛亚·特兰克的肖像

摘要：经典著作《犹太法典》的作者以赛亚·特朗克（1905–81）是为数不多的在大屠杀中幸存下来的波兰犹太历史学家之一。他的轨迹反映了塑造20世纪犹太史学的关键政治和思想经历与发展，从两次世界大战期间的俄罗斯革命和意第绪文化复兴，到斯大林主义、大屠杀，以及战后美国相对和平与繁荣的时期。大屠杀和斯大林主义使Trunk对社会主义国际主义大失所望，并促使他的历史思想“从阶级转向国家”。尽管如此，他对邦迪主义的终身承诺反映了他为保护波兰犹太文化，包括其社会主义传统而斗争的决心。此外，在他的一生中，他一直关注社会平等，并坚信历史作为一门实证科学，是反对反犹太主义的重要武器。

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期刊介绍： Jewish Social Studies recognizes the increasingly fluid methodological and disciplinary boundaries within the humanities and is particularly interested both in exploring different approaches to Jewish history and in critical inquiry into the concepts and theoretical stances that underpin its problematics. It publishes specific case studies, engages in theoretical discussion, and advances the understanding of Jewish life as well as the multifaceted narratives that constitute its historiography.