Sourced narrative
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3 statements
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01
Maria Theresa expelled Prague's Jews in 1744.
03
The French Revolution transformed Jews into French citizens.
02
German Jews became more German and middle class before gaining full civic equality.
§ 01Geography
Where it happened
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§ 03Historiography
What scholars debate
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Scholarly debate · 01
Did Hasidism arise from communal crisis?
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- A
Response to decline
Earlier historians
Political and social crises would explain the new movement.
- B
Revival amid stability
Recent scholarship
Growth and security coexisted with religious innovation.
§ 04Network
Connections
§ 05Bibliography
Further reading
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§ 06Apparatus
Sources on this page
- 01Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman, p. 290inspect
- 02Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman, p. 290inspect
- 03Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman, p. 290inspect
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