Writing Jewish history in the postmodern climate -- Some a-priori issues in Jewish historiography -- The postmodern period in Jewish history -- Hybrid with what?: The relationship between Jewish culture and other people's cultures -- The Jewish contribution to (multicultural) civilization -- Prolegomenon to the study of Jewish cultural history -- Methodological hybridity: the art of Jewish historiography and the methods of folklore -- Jewish women's history: first steps and a false start: the case of Jacob Katz -- Jewish history and postmodernity: challenge and rapprochement