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Speaking of Jews : Rabbis, Intellectuals, and the Creation of an American Public Identity.
Lila Corwin Berman asks why, over the course of the twentieth century, American Jews became increasingly fascinated, even obsessed, with explaining themselves to their non-Jewish neighbors. What she discovers is that language itself became a crucial tool for Jewish group survival and integration int...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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CA :
University of California Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Lila Corwin Berman asks why, over the course of the twentieth century, American Jews became increasingly fascinated, even obsessed, with explaining themselves to their non-Jewish neighbors. What she discovers is that language itself became a crucial tool for Jewish group survival and integration into American life. Berman investigates a wide range of sources--radio and television broadcasts, bestselling books, sociological studies, debates about Jewish marriage and intermarriage, Jewish missionary work, and more--to reveal how rabbis, intellectuals, and others created a seemingly endless array o. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-251) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520943704 0520943708 0520256808 9780520256804 0520256816 9780520256811 1282772600 9781282772601 9786612772603 6612772603 |