ID | 180663 |
Title Proper | Religious, national or cultural? a case study of frameworks for Jewish education in post-Soviet Central Asia |
Language | ENG |
Author | Levin, Zeev |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | In post-Soviet Central Asia, Jewish educational frameworks were shaped by unique forces introduced by various Jewish organizations. This article describes and explains the unique formation of Jewish education in post-Soviet Central Asian republics, how it was revived and which organizations shaped it. The article presents and analyses various educational initiatives introduced by Jewish organizations and educational frameworks: formal and informal, local and foreign, state and privately sponsored, religious and civic–national. It claims that all were unique. |
`In' analytical Note | Central Asian Survey Vol. 40, No.3; Sep 2021: p.368-381 |
Journal Source | Central Asian Survey Vol: 40 No 3 |
Key Words | Religion ; Jewish Education ; Bukharan Jews ; Ashkenazi Jews ; JDC (Joint) ; JAFI (Sokhnut) ; Chabad Lubavitch |