TY - JOUR
T1 - From lineage to sexual mores
T2 - Examining "Jewish eugenics"
AU - Zohar, Noam J.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - To describe the attitude of the Jewish tradition toward eugenic ideology and policies, it is necessary to examine classical sources from a contemporary perspective. In the heyday of eugenics, Rabbi Max Reichler (1916) enthusiastically endorsed its ideology, supporting his position with numerous traditional texts. Similar views of traditional teachings on "chosen people" and on the importance of lineage have a certain contemporary following as well. The paper argues, however, that these views involve a one-sided reading of the Jewish tradition and, particularly, the suppression of traditional critiques of lineage and of the notion of a "Jewish race.".
AB - To describe the attitude of the Jewish tradition toward eugenic ideology and policies, it is necessary to examine classical sources from a contemporary perspective. In the heyday of eugenics, Rabbi Max Reichler (1916) enthusiastically endorsed its ideology, supporting his position with numerous traditional texts. Similar views of traditional teachings on "chosen people" and on the importance of lineage have a certain contemporary following as well. The paper argues, however, that these views involve a one-sided reading of the Jewish tradition and, particularly, the suppression of traditional critiques of lineage and of the notion of a "Jewish race.".
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032217015&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/s0269889700003227
DO - 10.1017/s0269889700003227
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AN - SCOPUS:0032217015
SN - 0269-8897
VL - 11
SP - 575
EP - 585
JO - Science in Context
JF - Science in Context
IS - 3-4
ER -