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Judaism, Race, and Ethics - Conversations and Questions (Hardcover)
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Judaism, Race, and Ethics - Conversations and Questions (Hardcover)
Series: Dimyonot
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Recent political and social developments in the United States
reveal a deep misunderstanding of race and religion. From the
highest echelons of power to the most obscure corners of society,
color and conviction are continually twisted, often deliberately
for nefarious reasons, or misconstrued to stymie meaningful
conversation. This timely book wrestles with the contentious,
dynamic, and ethically complicated relationship between race and
religion through the lens of Judaism. Featuring essays by lifelong
participants in discussions about race, religion, and society—
including Susannah Heschel, Sander L. Gilman, and George
Yancy—this vibrant book aims to generate a compelling
conversation vitally relevant to both the academy and the
community. Starting from the premise that understanding prejudice
and oppression requires multifaceted critical reflection and a
willingness to acknowledge one’s own bias, the contributors to
this volume present surprising arguments that disentangle fictions,
factions, and facts. The topics they explore include the role of
Jews and Jewish ethics in the civil rights movement, race and the
construction of American Jewish identity, rituals of commemoration
celebrating Jewish and black American resilience, the “Yiddish
gaze” on lynchings of black bodies, and the portrayal of racism
as a mental illness from nineteenth-century Vienna to
twenty-first-century Charlottesville. Each essay is linked to a
classic Jewish source and accompanied by guiding questions that
help the reader identify salient themes connecting ancient and
contemporary concerns. In addition to the editor, the contributors
include Sander L. Gilman, Annalise E. Glauz-Todrank, Aaron S.
Gross, Susannah Heschel, Sarah Imhoff, Willa M. Johnson, Judith W.
Kay, Jessica Kirzane, Nichole Renée Phillips, and George Yancy.
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