The pursuit of the Sanhedrin: the Hungarian Jewish Congress in the tradition of nineteenth-century synods

This article studies the Hungarian Jewish Congress of 1868-1869 from a European perspective. During the run-up to the Congress, the Jewish press discussed intensely the organizational models found in Jewish history, in modern Jewries abroad, as well as in the minority churches of Hungary. Central Eu...

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Published inJewish culture and history Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 213 - 225
Main Author Wilke, Carsten L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.07.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
19th century
Democracy
Hungarian Jewish Congress
Jewish people
jewish self-organization
Legislatures
parliamentary system
Sanhedrin
synod
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Summary:This article studies the Hungarian Jewish Congress of 1868-1869 from a European perspective. During the run-up to the Congress, the Jewish press discussed intensely the organizational models found in Jewish history, in modern Jewries abroad, as well as in the minority churches of Hungary. Central European Jews challenged the success narrative that had come to be associated with the Napoleonic Sanhedrin and the central administration of French Jewry. Comparison with other religious unification attempts can teach us about the expectations that were projected onto the effort to control the Hungarian Jewish pluralization processes with the devices of parliamentary democracy.
ISSN:1462-169X
2167-9428
DOI:10.1080/1462169X.2020.1794167