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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-02, Section: A, page: 0410. Adviser: Anne D. Hedeman. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 249-271) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

The focus of this study is Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836), an exceptional boxer and a controversial figure of Georgian Anglo-Jewish society. It will chart his meteoric rise from greengrocer's apprentice to champion boxer, and his sudden decline. The thesis aims to put Mendoza in his proper historical context, focussing on the dominant issues for the Jewish community at the time. To do this, there will be a review of the major works of Jewish and English history from the period. It also attempts to bring Mendoza, previously overlooked by Anglo-Jewish historians, to the forefront of any debate about the position of Anglo-Jewry at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The study will examine, in particular, the effect of Mendoza on the stereotyping of Jews in late eighteenth century England, and how he presents himself, through his writings and manipulation of the press, as the antithesis of the traditional Jewish stereotype. To show this, the thesis draws on many primary sources, predominantly newspapers and boxing reports from England, as well as Mendoza's own memoirs, and Old Bailey proceedings. / Le sujet de cette étude est Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836), un boxeur exceptionnel et un personnage controversé de la société juive en Angleterre durant les reines des roi George III et IV. Elle documentera son ascension fulgurante d'un épicier apprenti à un boxeur champion, et son déclin soudain. Ce mémoire tente de mettre Mendoza dans son contexte historique approprié, concentrant sur les questions dominantes pour la communauté juive de l'époque. À cette fin, il inclura une revue des œuvres majeures d'histoire juive et anglaise de la période. Il tente aussi d'amener Mendoza, jusqu'ici négligé par les historiens anglo-juifs, au premier plans de quelconque débat sur la position des juifs anglais au début du XIXe siècle. Cette étude examinera, en particulier, l'effet de Mendoza sur les stéréotypes des juifs en Angleterre à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, et comment il se présente à travers ses écrits et à travers ses manipulations de la presse, comme l'antithèse du stéréotype juif traditionnel. À ces fins, la thèse s'appuiera sur plusieurs sources primaires, principalement des journaux et des rapports de boxe d'Angleterre, ainsi que les mémoires de Mendoza lui-même et les procédés de l' «Old Bailey », la cour criminelle de Londres.

<p> <b>How does the ritualist conceptualize the educational elements of the</b> <i><b>brit milah</b></i> <b>process? </b></p><p> Jewish educators function in diverse roles and venues. Teachers formally instruct in classroom settings, camp counselors informally teach in the bunk or dining hall and clergy teach about our Jewish tradition by carefully planning experiential education programs, preaching from the <i>bimah</i> (podium), chanting from the lectern and carrying on their daily activities in synagogues. In accord with an expansive vision of Jewish education, I suggest that ritualists too, through language and action, teach fundamental aspects of Jewish life as they interact with others in the context of guiding families through life-cycle events. </p><p> This dissertation examines the interactions of the ritual leader or circumciser referred to as the <i>mohel</i> during the life-cycle rite of passage of ritual circumcision or <i>brit milah.</i> I examine the <i> mohel'</i>s educational work by describing his interactions with celebrant families and their guests before, during and after the ritual ceremony. After reviewing aspects of ritual theory and educational theory, I employ Schwab's four commonplaces of education as the lens through which to determine how ritual affects pedagogy and, as a corollary, how pedagogy is affected by ritual structure. This study explores the conceptualizations of seven prominent <i> mohalim,</i> three of whom were studied in-depth over a seven month period. I used a mixed methods qualitative research approach by conducting in-depth interviews, observing <i>mohalim</i> in their natural settings and conducting follow-up interviews. In addition to material gathered from these interviews, data collection included field notes, transcription recordings and artifact collection. </p><p> The data analysis shows that <i>mohalim</i> employ a number of teaching styles and orientations and accommodate multiple meanings during the <i>brit milah</i> process. Additionally, through their interactions, <i> mohalim</i> implicitly teach about both ritual structure and Judaism in general. </p><p> A conclusion of the research shows that both through their actions and use of ritual language, it is the educational goal of <i>mohalim</i> to present and communicate a vision of Judaism as a morally sound way of life, and that by fostering feelings of connectedness, to family, generations, spiritual ancestors, community, the people of Israel, or the heritage of Judaism, people's lives become imbued with great meaning and significance. As two practical implications of the study, I propose nine pedagogic principles of ritual engagement and the expansion of collegial interaction which may serve as useful tools for <i>mohalim</i> as they become more reflective regarding their educational responsibilities. Additionally, this work implies a new way to orient the educational thinking of ritualists in general as they approach their work as a potentially transformative experience found along a continuum of Jewish encounters with celebrant families.</p>

Let it Be Consumption!: Modern Jewish Writing and the Literary Capital of Tuberculosis investigates the relationship between literary production and the cultural experience of illness. Focusing attention on the history of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature, this study examines how a diagnosis of tuberculosis mobilized literary and financial support on behalf of the ailing writer. At the same time, the disease itself became a subject of concern in the writer’s creative oeuvre and literary self-fashioning. Drawing on the work of Pierre Bourdieu and Bruno Latour, I argue that the role played by disease in these traditions is best understood through the paradox of tubercular capital. The debilitating and incurable illness proved a generative context for these writers to develop their literary identities, augment their reputations and join together in a variety of overlapping and intersecting genealogies of tubercular writing. I map this transnational network of disease, opportunity and creativity over the course of four chapters. Chapter One turns to the life and legacy of the Yiddish humorist Sholem Aleichem, who grew his reputation and defined his literary persona while taking “the cure” in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Moving from Central Europe to British Mandate Palestine, Chapter Two investigates the tubercular space of the sickroom as both setting and subject for the Hebrew poet Raḥel Bluvshtein, who generated a poetic legacy and literary support network from her garret apartment. Chapter Three directs attention back across the ocean to a cohort of Yiddish writers affiliated with the Denver Sanatorium. These writers, such as Yehoash, H. Leivick and Lune Mattes, would find that a tubercular diagnosis created new possibilities for them to see their work read, cited, translated and performed across the United States. Returning to Europe, Chapter Four examines the life and writing of the tubercular modernist David Vogel. The Hebrew writer drew on his own sanatorium experience in Merano, Italy (formerly: Meran, Austria) to enter into an intertextual conversation with German writers, such as Arthur Schnitzler and Thomas Mann, if only to challenge precisely the possibility of that Hebrew-German exchange. / Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

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