Though Freud is one of the towering figures of the twentieth century, too little attention has been paid to the influence of his Jewish identity upon his life and work, particularly the impact of growing up a Jew in turn-of-the-century Vienna. The 16 essays in this volume explore the particular imbeddedness of Freud and his followers in the cultural matrix of Jewish Central and Eastern Europe. Topics covered include general, sociological, historical, and cultural issues and then turn to the personal: Freud’s education, his Jewish identity, and his thoughts about Judaism. Though a secular and ambivalent Jew, Freud’s emphasis on intellectualism and morality reveal the deep and abiding influence of European Jewish tradition upon his work.

Arnold D. Richards is a practicing psychoanalyst, the former chairman of the Board of the YIVO Institute of Jewish Research, and the former editor of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

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Freud reminded us that theory was good but did not prevent reality from happening.  Sylvia Brody once more advances analytic understanding by maintaining relentless discipline in studying lives as they actually unfold.  This new rich and readable account of several lives studied across decades exposes and explores essential aspects of mental functioning now too often neglected.–‑Warren S. Poland, M.D.

With clarity, and drawing on observational evidence, Brody brings mother‑infant interaction and its impact on subsequent development to the center stage of psychoanalytic theory.–‑Peter Blos, Jr., M.D.

This is a book not to be missed by anyone who works with children.  It provides an incisive history of infancy research and a longitudinal study of development from birth to age 18.–‑Arlene Kramer Richards, Ed.D.