Step inside a fascinating world of Jews who relate to their
Jewishness through the vehicle of punk-from prominent figures in
the history of punk to musicians who proudly put their Jewish
identity front and center. Why did punk-a subculture and music
style characterized by a rejection of established norms-appeal to
Jews? How did Jews who were genuinely struggling with their Jewish
identity find ways to express it through punk rock? Oy Oy Oy
Gevalt! Jews and Punk explores the cultural connections between
Jews and punk in music and beyond, documenting how Jews were
involved in the punk movement in its origins in the 1970s through
the present day. Author Michael Croland begins by broadly defining
what the terms "Jewish" and "punk" mean. This introduction is
followed by an exploration of the various ways these ostensibly
incompatible identities can gel together, addressing topics such as
Jewish humor, New York City, the Holocaust, individualism, "tough
Jews," outsider identity, tikkun olam ("healing the world"), and
radicalism. The following chapters discuss prominent Jews in punk,
punk rock bands that overtly put their Jewishness on display, and
punk influences on other types of Jewish music-for example, klezmer
and Hasidic simcha (celebration) music. The book also explores ways
that Jewish and punk culture intersect beyond music, including
documentaries, young adult novels, zines, cooking, and rabbis.
Provides a fascinating exploration of alternative,
against-the-grain expressions of Jewish identity in the
contemporary United States as seen in music, documentaries, young
adult novels, zines, and more Shows the prominent role of Jewish
individuals in the history of punk, including such major bands as
the Ramones, the Dictators, the Clash, Bad Religion, and NOFX as
well as Malcolm McLaren, the manager of the Sex Pistols Documents
the significant role that punk has played in shaping key
contemporary Jewish music, including klezmer and Radical Jewish
Culture
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