American Jewry and the Re-Invention of the East European Jewish Past (Hardcover, Digital original)

The postwar decades were not the "golden era" in which American Jews easily partook in the religious revival, liberal consensus, and suburban middle-class comfort. Rather it was a period marked by restlessness and insecurity born of the shock about the Holocaust and of the unprecedented opportunities in American society. American Jews responded to loss and opportunity by obsessively engaging with the East European past. The proliferation of religious texts on traditional spirituality, translations of Yiddish literature, historical essays , photographs and documents of shtetl culture, theatrical and musical events, culminating in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof, illustrate the grip of this past on post-1945 American Jews. This study shows how American Jews reimagined their East European past to make it usable for their American present. By rewriting their East European history, they created a repertoire of images, stories, and ideas that have shaped American Jewry to this day.

General

Imprint:	de Gruyter Oldenbourg
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	New Perspectives on Modern Jewish History
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Markus Krah
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	304
Edition:	Digital original
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-049992-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > History > American history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	3-11-049992-4
Barcode:	9783110499926

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