Author: Malcolm H. Stern
Publisher: New York : Ktav Publishing House
ISBN: 9780870681684
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Americans of Jewish Descent
Author: Malcolm H. Stern
Publisher: New York : Ktav Publishing House
ISBN: 9780870681684
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Ktav Publishing House
ISBN: 9780870681684
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Americans of Jewish Descent
Author: Malcolm H. Stern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
First American Jewish Families
Author:
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780870684432
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, Haim Cohn, examines Biblical and contemporary documents to provide a startling and provocative look at the Trial and Passion of Jesus from a legal perspective. The author's profound knowledge of the period offers the reader invaluable insights and the necessary context in which to place the events of the Biblical narrative.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780870684432
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, Haim Cohn, examines Biblical and contemporary documents to provide a startling and provocative look at the Trial and Passion of Jesus from a legal perspective. The author's profound knowledge of the period offers the reader invaluable insights and the necessary context in which to place the events of the Biblical narrative.
The Soul of Judaism
Author: Bruce D Haynes
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479800635
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A glimpse into the diverse stories of Black Jews in the United States What makes a Jew? This book traces the history of Jews of African descent in America and the counter-narratives they have put forward as they stake their claims to Jewishness. The Soul of Judaism offers the first exploration of the full diversity of Black Jews, including bi-racial Jews of both matrilineal and patrilineal descent; adoptees; black converts to Judaism; and Black Hebrews and Israelites, who trace their Jewish roots to Africa and challenge the dominant western paradigm of Jews as white and of European descent. Blending historical analysis and oral history, Haynes showcases the lives of Black Jews within the Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstruction and Reform movements, as well as the religious approaches that push the boundaries of the common forms of Judaism we know today. He illuminates how in the quest to claim whiteness, American Jews of European descent gained the freedom to express their identity fluidly while African Americans have continued to be seen as a fixed racial group. This book demonstrates that racial ascription has been shaping Jewish selfhood for centuries. Pushing us to reassess the boundaries between race and ethnicity, it offers insight into how Black Jewish individuals strive to assert their dual identities and find acceptance within their respective communities. Putting to rest the simplistic notion that Jews are white and that Black Jews are therefore a contradiction, the volume argues that we can no longer pigeonhole Black Hebrews and Israelites as exotic, militant, and nationalistic sects outside the boundaries of mainstream Jewish thought and community life. The volume spurs us to consider the significance of the growing population of self-identified Black Jews and its implications for the future of American Jewry.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479800635
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A glimpse into the diverse stories of Black Jews in the United States What makes a Jew? This book traces the history of Jews of African descent in America and the counter-narratives they have put forward as they stake their claims to Jewishness. The Soul of Judaism offers the first exploration of the full diversity of Black Jews, including bi-racial Jews of both matrilineal and patrilineal descent; adoptees; black converts to Judaism; and Black Hebrews and Israelites, who trace their Jewish roots to Africa and challenge the dominant western paradigm of Jews as white and of European descent. Blending historical analysis and oral history, Haynes showcases the lives of Black Jews within the Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstruction and Reform movements, as well as the religious approaches that push the boundaries of the common forms of Judaism we know today. He illuminates how in the quest to claim whiteness, American Jews of European descent gained the freedom to express their identity fluidly while African Americans have continued to be seen as a fixed racial group. This book demonstrates that racial ascription has been shaping Jewish selfhood for centuries. Pushing us to reassess the boundaries between race and ethnicity, it offers insight into how Black Jewish individuals strive to assert their dual identities and find acceptance within their respective communities. Putting to rest the simplistic notion that Jews are white and that Black Jews are therefore a contradiction, the volume argues that we can no longer pigeonhole Black Hebrews and Israelites as exotic, militant, and nationalistic sects outside the boundaries of mainstream Jewish thought and community life. The volume spurs us to consider the significance of the growing population of self-identified Black Jews and its implications for the future of American Jewry.
Americans of Jewish Descent. A Compendium of Genealogy. Comp. by M.H. Stern. [With Forew. by J.R. Marcus.].
Author: M. H. Stern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Suddenly Jewish
Author: Barbara Kessel
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1611683025
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Dramatic personal stories of the unexpected discovery of a Jewish heritage.
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1611683025
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Dramatic personal stories of the unexpected discovery of a Jewish heritage.
History Lessons
Author: Beth S. Wenger
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400834058
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400834058
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
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.
Jewish Roots in Southern Soil
Author: Marcie Cohen Ferris
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584655893
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A lively look at southern Jewish history and culture.
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584655893
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A lively look at southern Jewish history and culture.
Jews in America
Author: Thomas Thorowgood
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781497895584
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1650 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781497895584
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1650 Edition.
The Jews in America
Author: Max I. Dimont
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN: 9780671254124
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN: 9780671254124
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description