ABSTRACT With remarkable consistency, the history of Jewish migration westward from Eastern Europe has been narrated and analyzed as the outcome of interaction between a familiar triad of forces: first, a population of immigrants whose vibrant religious practice and confrontational politics led to conflict with the pre-existing communal leaders and institutions; second, an acculturated community of established Jews; and, third, a majority population liable to be hostile to both foreigners and Jews. The immigrants’ acculturation is seen to follow from the interventions of reform and philanthropy and a process of change over generations. This essay provides a critical examination of the current orthodoxy by examining the case of Jewish immigration to London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It begins with a consideration of the historiography and historical sources that have given rise to the predominant interpretation. It goes on to excavate patterns, practices, and social relations that suggest a different and new perspective on the history of Jewish integration.

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莱温斯坦先生前往议会：重新思考犹太移民的历史和史料

摘要 犹太人从东欧向西迁移的历史被叙述和分析为三种熟悉的力量相互作用的结果：首先，一群充满活力的宗教实践和对抗性政治导致与前- 现有的社区领袖和机构；第二，一个由犹太人组成的文化社区；第三，大多数人可能对外国人和犹太人都怀有敌意。移民的文化适应被认为是随着改革和慈善事业的干预以及几代人的变化过程而发生的。本文通过考察 19 世纪末和 20 世纪初犹太人移民到伦敦的案例，对当前的正统观念进行了批判性的考察。它首先考虑产生主要解释的史学和历史来源。它继续挖掘模式、实践和社会关系，这些模式、实践和社会关系对犹太人融合的历史提出了不同的新视角。