Pt. 1. Making order out of chaos, 1900-1939. The making of the master : Benderly in Baltimore -- The New York bureau and its critics -- A few good men (and women) -- The struggle for a modern school system -- The organization of a Jewish education profession -- Progress under threat : Jewish education and the Great Depression -- Pt. 2. Jewish learning for Jewish living, 1910-1945. Education as enculturation : Progressivism and the New York bureau -- The Jewish school curriculum and the limits of progressive reform -- The Central Jewish Institute : The school center as a model for the modern Talmud Torah -- "An environment of our own making" : The origins of the Jewish culture camp -- Pt. 3. Between K'lal Ysrael and denominationalism, 1940-1965. Unity in diversity? The Jewish education committee -- Rebuilding, renewal, and reconciliation in the postwar era -- Conclusion : The Benderly revolution.
Summary:
Drawing on the theories of Johann Pestalozzi, Herbert Spencer, and John Dewey, and deriving inspiration from cultural Zionism, Benderly sought to modernize Jewish education by professionalizing the field, creating an immigrant-based, progressive supplementary school model, and spreading the mantra of community responsibility for Jewish education.
Series:
Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life
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