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Show Jewish history subject of former U prof's book "The Shaping of Jewish History A Radical New Interpretation," a book by eminent Jewish historian Ellis Rivkin elaborating on a series of lectures given at the University four years ago, has been released by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. I The 256-page chronicle of I'fe from tribal times t present was firs, elucidated' 967 when Dr. Rivkin held ,. oseph Rosenblatt Lectureship Judaica at the University "The warm reception give r theme by scholars i. along with the strong ur, Mr. Rosenblatt that these i not be limited to the commur, of scholars, encouraged me transform the lectures into book," says Dr. Rivkin m r; preface. He also acknowledge! cooperation and help given h by the Utah Department History and Dr. Louis C. Zud University professor emeritus English. Dr. Rivkin, Adolph S. Oc professor of Jewish History . Hebrew Union College in cinnati, bases his concept : Jewish history on the Jews' abil to solve historical problems redefining Judaism, clinging the idea of unity in the umvt while elaborating on that ir "The Shaping of Jewish Hist also contains a documerr theory of the relationship I ween capitalism and religV freedom. Dr. Rivkin contends!' even today, Jews are restrict every society where capital restricted or primitive, and iree every society where capital! has flourished. J "Jewish historical experience, unique not in any supernal sense, but in a phenomenal a i.e., there is no other historl experience quite analogous tij he writes in the introduction, is not simply the history f religion or of a people or a cat It is rather interlocked with: emergence and development Western civilization-ami interlocking in reciprocal teraction with large, compel enveloping cultures, societies civilizations." According to Dr. R ' have been interlinked ; phase of Western ci "without a single" their individuality |