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History Lessons

The Creation of American Jewish Heritage

By: Beth S. Wenger

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The Creation of American Jewish Heritage

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Most American Jews today will probably tell you that Judaism is inherently democratic and that Jewish and American cultures share the same core beliefs and values. But in fact, Jewish tradition and American culture did not converge seamlessly. Rather, it was American Jews themselves who consciously created this idea of an American Jewish heritage and cemented it in the popular imagination during the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. History Lessons is the first book to examine how Jews in the United States collectively wove themselves into the narratives of the nation, and came to view the American Jewish experience as a unique chapter in Jewish history. Beth Wenger shows how American Jews celebrated civic holidays like Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July in synagogues and Jewish community organizations, and how they sought to commemorate Jewish cultural contributions and patriotism, often tracing their roots to the nation's founding. She looks at Jewish children's literature used to teach lessons about American Jewish heritage and values, which portrayed--and sometimes embellished--the accomplishments of heroic figures in American Jewish history. Wenger also traces how Jews often disagreed about how properly to represent these figures, focusing on the struggle over the legacy of the Jewish Revolutionary hero Haym Salomon. History Lessons demonstrates how American Jews fashioned a collective heritage that fused their Jewish past with their American present and future.

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Princeton University Press

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1400834058

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New York Jews and the Great Depression

Uncertain Promise

By: Beth S. Wenger

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New York Jews and the Great Depression

Uncertain Promise

By: Beth S. Wenger

Challenging the standard narrative of American Jewish upward mobility, Wenger shows that Jews of the era not only worried about financial stability and their security as a minority group but also questioned the usefulness of their educational endeavors and the ability of their communal institutions to survive.

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Yale University Press

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0300062656

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The Jewish Americans

Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America

By: Beth S. Wenger

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The Jewish Americans

Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America

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Recounts the story of Jews in America, from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day, examining the contributions of the Jewish people to American culture, politics, and society.

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Doubleday Books

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0385521391

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New York Jews and Great Depression

Uncertain Promise

By: Beth S. Wenger

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New York Jews and Great Depression

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Chronicling the experience of New York City's Jewish families during the Great Depression, this work tells the story of a generation of immigrants and their children as they faced an uncertain future in America.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815606176

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9780815606178

History Lessons

The Creation of American Jewish Heritage

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Princeton University Press

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The Jewish Americans

Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America

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Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America

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Recounts the story of Jews in America, from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day, examining the contributions of the Jewish people to American culture, politics, and society.

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Gender in Judaism and Islam

Common Lives, Uncommon Heritage

By: Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet,Beth S. Wenger

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Gender in Judaism and Islam

Common Lives, Uncommon Heritage

By: Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet,Beth S. Wenger

Jewish and Islamic histories have long been interrelated. Both traditions emerged from ancient cultures born in the Middle East and both are rooted in texts and traditions that have often excluded women. At the same time, both groups have recently seen a resurgence in religious orthodoxy among women, as well as growing feminist movements that challenge traditional religious structures. In the United States, Jews and Muslims operate as minority cultures, carving out a place for religious and ethnic distinctiveness. The time is ripe for a volume that explores the relationship between these two religions through the prism of gender. Gender in Judaism and Islam brings together scholars working in the fields of Judaism and Islam to address a diverse range of topics, including gendered readings of texts, legal issues in marriage and divorce, ritual practices, and women's literary expressions and historical experiences, along with feminist influences within the Muslim and Jewish communities and issues affecting Jewish and Muslim women in contemporary society. Carefully crafted, including section introductions by the editors to highlight big picture insights offered by the contributors, the volume focuses attention on the theoretical innovations that gender scholarship has brought to the study of Muslim and Jewish experiences. At a time when Judaism and Islam are often discussed as though they were inherently at odds, this book offers a much-needed reconsideration of the connections and commonalties between these two traditions. It offers new insights into each of these cultures and invites comparative perspectives that deepen our understanding of both Islam and Judaism.

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NYU Press

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1479880337

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By: Beth S. Wenger

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History Lessons

History Lessons

New York Jews and the Great Depression

New York Jews and the Great Depression

The Jewish Americans

The Jewish Americans

New York Jews and Great Depression

New York Jews and Great Depression

History Lessons

History Lessons

The Jewish Americans

The Jewish Americans

New York Jews and Great Depression

New York Jews and Great Depression

Gender in Judaism and Islam

Gender in Judaism and Islam

New York Jews and the Great Depression

New York Jews and the Great Depression

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