Kurzweil saw secular modernity (including secular Zionism) as representing a tragic, fundamental break from the premodern world.[3] Where before the belief in God provided a fundamental absolute of human existence, in the modern world this pillar of human life has disappeared, leaving a "void" that moderns futilely attempt to fill by exalting the individual ego.[3] According to Kurzweil, this discontinuity is reflected in modern Hebrew literature, which lacks the religious foundation of traditional Jewish literature: “The secularism of modern Hebrew literature is a given in that it is for the most part the outgrowth of a spiritual world divested of the primordial certainty in a sacral foundation that envelops all the events of life and measures their value.”[3][8][9][10]
Kurzweil saw a writer's response to the "void" of modern existence as their most fundamental characteristic.[3] He believed S.Y. Agnon and Uri Zvi Grinberg were the greatest modern Hebrew writers.[3][11] A confrontational polemicist, Kurzweil famously wrote against Ahad Haam and Gershom Scholem, who he saw as attempting to establish secularism as the foundation of Jewish life.[3]
^Bloch, Chana; Chana Kronfeld (2009). "Introduction". Hovering at a Low Altitude: The Collected Poetry of Dahlia Ravikovitch. W.W. Norton & Co. p. 16. ISBN978-0-393-06524-4.
^Lewis, Michael (2017). The Undoing Project. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 90. ISBN978-0-393-35610-6.
^Orr, Akiva. The unJewish state: the politics of Jewish identity in Israel. p. 194
^Shaked, G.; Budick, E.M. (2000). Modern Hebrew Fiction. Indiana University Press. p. 160. ISBN9780253337115. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
^Patterson, D.; Abramson, G.; Parfitt, T. (1994). Jewish Education and Learning: Published in Honour of Dr. David Patterson on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday. Harwood Academic Publishers. p. 130. ISBN9783718653249. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
^Crowsly, Marcus (2006). Being for Myself Alone: Origins of Jewish Autobiography. Stanford University Press. p. 35.
^Roskies, David G. (1993). "Modern Jewish Literature". In Jack Wertheimer (ed.). The Modern Jewish Experience: a Reader's Guide. NYU Press. p. 214. ISBN978-0-8147-9262-9.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-17.
Further readingedit
Diamond, James S. Barukh Kurzweil and modern Hebrew literature. Chico, Calif. Scholars Pr. Brown Judaic Studies. 1983.
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baruch, kurzweil, 1907, 1972, hebrew, ברוך, קורצווייל, pioneer, israeli, literary, criticism, born1907, 1907, brtnice, moraviadied1972, 1972, aged, occupationliterary, critic, contents, biography, thought, awards, also, references, further, readingbiography, e. Baruch Kurzweil 1907 1972 Hebrew ברוך קורצווייל was a pioneer of Israeli literary criticism 1 Baruch KurzweilBorn1907 1907 Brtnice MoraviaDied1972 1972 00 00 aged 64 65 OccupationLiterary critic Contents 1 Biography 2 Thought 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 Further readingBiography editKurzweil was born in Brtnice Moravia now Czechoslovakia in 1907 to an Orthodox Jewish family 2 3 He studied at Solomon Breuer s yeshiva in Frankfurt and the University of Frankfurt 4 Kurzweil emigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1939 3 Kurzweil taught at a high school in Haifa where he mentored the poet Dahlia Ravikovitch and psychologist Amos Tversky 5 6 He founded and headed Bar Ilan University s Department of Hebrew Literature until his death He wrote a column for Haaretz newspaper 3 7 Kurzweil committed suicide in 1972 3 Thought editKurzweil saw secular modernity including secular Zionism as representing a tragic fundamental break from the premodern world 3 Where before the belief in God provided a fundamental absolute of human existence in the modern world this pillar of human life has disappeared leaving a void that moderns futilely attempt to fill by exalting the individual ego 3 According to Kurzweil this discontinuity is reflected in modern Hebrew literature which lacks the religious foundation of traditional Jewish literature The secularism of modern Hebrew literature is a given in that it is for the most part the outgrowth of a spiritual world divested of the primordial certainty in a sacral foundation that envelops all the events of life and measures their value 3 8 9 10 Kurzweil saw a writer s response to the void of modern existence as their most fundamental characteristic 3 He believed S Y Agnon and Uri Zvi Grinberg were the greatest modern Hebrew writers 3 11 A confrontational polemicist Kurzweil famously wrote against Ahad Haam and Gershom Scholem who he saw as attempting to establish secularism as the foundation of Jewish life 3 Awards editIn 1962 Kurzweil was awarded the Bialik Prize for literature 12 See also editHebrew literature List of Bialik Prize recipientsReferences edit David Anthony The Patron A Life of Salman Schocken 1877 1959 p 296 Myers David N Resisting history historicism and its discontents in German Jewish thought Princeton University Press 2003 p 225 a b c d e f g h i j Singer David August September 1990 The Orthodox Jew as Intellectual Crank First Things Archived from the original on 2011 06 10 Myers 155 Bloch Chana Chana Kronfeld 2009 Introduction Hovering at a Low Altitude The Collected Poetry of Dahlia Ravikovitch W W Norton amp Co p 16 ISBN 978 0 393 06524 4 Lewis Michael 2017 The Undoing Project New York W W Norton amp Company pp 90 ISBN 978 0 393 35610 6 Orr Akiva The unJewish state the politics of Jewish identity in Israel p 194 Shaked G Budick E M 2000 Modern Hebrew Fiction Indiana University Press p 160 ISBN 9780253337115 Retrieved 2014 10 08 Patterson D Abramson G Parfitt T 1994 Jewish Education and Learning Published in Honour of Dr David Patterson on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday Harwood Academic Publishers p 130 ISBN 9783718653249 Retrieved 2014 10 08 Crowsly Marcus 2006 Being for Myself Alone Origins of Jewish Autobiography Stanford University Press p 35 Roskies David G 1993 Modern Jewish Literature In Jack Wertheimer ed The Modern Jewish Experience a Reader s Guide NYU Press p 214 ISBN 978 0 8147 9262 9 List of Bialik Prize recipients 1933 2004 in Hebrew Tel Aviv Municipality website PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2007 12 17 Further reading editDiamond James S Barukh Kurzweil and modern Hebrew literature Chico Calif Scholars Pr Brown Judaic Studies 1983 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baruch Kurzweil amp oldid 1184246990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
