The Americanization of the Jews
Title | The Americanization of the Jews PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Seltzer |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Total Pages | 492 |
Release | 1995-02 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0814780008 |
Assesses the current state of American Jewish life, drawing on the research and thinking of scholars from a variety of disciplines and diverse points of view.
The Americanization of the Jews
Title | The Americanization of the Jews PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Seltzer |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Total Pages | 492 |
Release | 1995-02-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0814739571 |
How did Judaism, a religion so often defined by its minority status, attain equal footing in the trinity of Catholicism, Protestantism, and Judaism that now dominates modern American religious life? THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE JEWS seeks out the effects of this evolution on both Jews in America and an America with Jews. Although English, French, and Dutch Jewries are usually considered the principal forerunners of modern Jewry, Jews have lived as long in North America as they have in post- medieval Britain and France and only sixty years less than in Amsterdam. As one of the four especially creative Jewish communities that has helped re-shape and re-formulate modern Judaism, American Judaism is the most complex and least understood. German Jewry is recognized for its contribution to modern Jewish theology and philosophy, Russian and Polish Jewry is known for its secular influence in literature, and Israel clearly offers Judaism a new stance as a homeland. But how does one capture the interplay between America and Judaism? Immigration to America meant that much of Judaism was discarded, and much was retained. Acculturation did not always lead to assimilation: Jewishness was honed as an independent variable in the motivations of many of its American adherents- -and has remained so, even though Jewish institutions, ideologies, and even Jewish values have been reshaped by America to such an degree that many Jews of the past might not recognize as Jewish some of what constitutes American Jewishness. This collection of essays explores the paradoxes that abound in the America/Judaism relationship, focusing on such specific issues as Jews and American politics in the twentieth century, the adaptation of Jewish religious life to the American environment, the contributions and impact of the women's movement, and commentaries on the Jewish future in America.
The Wonders of America
Title | The Wonders of America PDF eBook |
Author | Jenna Weissman Joselit |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 372 |
Release | 2002-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780805070026 |
The selective relish with which most American Jews affirm their identity -- consuming kosher delicacies once a year, extravagantly celebrating the bar mitzvahs of their sons and the weddings of their daughters -- has usually given rise to satire or consternation. The Wonders of America offers an alternative perspective, for this pioneering social history of Jewish culture highlights the cultural ingenuity and adaptive genius of American Jewish life. Drawing on advertisements, etiquette manuals, sermons, and surveys, Jenna Weissman Joselit constructs a lively and humorous account of how three generations of American Jews created their distinctive American culture. This provocative, enlightening study describes the forging of a rich and exuberant modern Jewish identity and makes it clear that it is not the theoretical debates of rabbis and scholars but the small choices of daily life that shape and sustain a culture
The Americanization of the Synagogue, 1820-1870
Title | The Americanization of the Synagogue, 1820-1870 PDF eBook |
Author | Leon A. Jick |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 564 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Jews |
ISBN |
A classic account of the growth and development of Reform Judaism in 19th century America is now in paperback with a new Foreword.
Who Rules the Synagogue?
Title | Who Rules the Synagogue? PDF eBook |
Author | Zev Eleff |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 345 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0190490276 |
'Who Rules the Synagogue?' explores how American Jewry in the nineteenth century transformed from a lay dominated community to one whose leading religious authorities were rabbis.
Jews and Booze
Title | Jews and Booze PDF eBook |
Author | Marni Davis |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1479882445 |
In this work, Marni Davis examines American Jews' long and complicated relationship to alcohol during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the years of the national prohibition movement's rise and fall.
The Vanishing American Jew
Title | The Vanishing American Jew PDF eBook |
Author | Alan M. Dershowitz |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 420 |
Release | 1998-09-08 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 0684848988 |
Explores the meaning of Jewishness in light of the increasing assimilation of America's Jews and suggests ways to preserve Jewish identity.