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Told through essays, memoirs, and other musings, this is the story
of a radical Jew, academic, and educator from his birth in Ukraine
during the Holocaust through the radical 60s and 70s ,to the
present day as he fights anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, xenophobia,
and hate. Internationally known in Holocaust, genocide, and Jewish
studies, Jack Nusan Porter was born in Maniewicz, Ukraine to Jewish
Partisans in the 1940s. Through this engaging and thoughtful
memoir, we follow Porter as he recounts his personal journey from a
DP camp in Linz, Austria to an idyllic childhood in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin where he attended Hebrew day school under Reb Twersk.
Porter masterfully detailsĀ his radicalism in the politically-
and sociologically- turbulent 1960s which would later influence his
academic work on genocide, Holocaust studies, and international
human rights. Constantly re-inventing himself, readers are treated
to engaging anecdotes as they navigate through Porter's highs,
lows, and in-betweens.
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Happy Days (Paperback)
Jack Nusan Porter, Gerry Glazer, Sandy Aronin
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Discovery Miles 4 930
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"Hasidic Happy Days?" Was the place in Milwaukee where Richie
Cunningham, Potsie, and the Fonze hung out really a Jewish
neighborhood? Happy (Freilich) Days Revisited tells the true story
of Jackie, Gerry, and Sandyreal- life 'Happy Days' characters who
hung around drive-ins like Petroffs and Kopps and navigated the
teen culture of the 50s while going to Hebrew school
Jewish Partisans of the Soviet Union during World War II compiled
by Jack Nusan Porter with the assistance of Yehuda Merin, is a
classic compilation of original Russian and Jewish sources on the
anti-Nazi resistance in Eastern Europe. After thirty years, Dr.
Porter has compressed two volumes into one, added a new preface, an
updated bibliography and filmography, over 100 new photos plus 12
new maps. This new volume is essential for scholars, teachers, and
students of the Shoah, Russian history, and World War II.
Sociology was in serious trouble in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Harvard University was down to only 67 students majoring in
sociology in 1992. Yale's department faced a 40% cut in faculty and
near extinction. In the last decade, Washington University (St.
Louis, MO) and the University of Rochester shut down their
departments. George Washington University (Washington, D.C.)
regrouped in order to stave off further cuts. However, in the past
decade, sociology has surged back and become more important than
ever to policy makers and pundits. Why? Is Sociology Dead? covers
three areas of Dr. Jack Nusan Porter's work: the role of
sociological theory in society; the image of sociology in the
media; and what he calls the "creative praxis," (the application of
social theory to real life problems). The theoretical section of
the book covers such areas as conflict theory; situational and
small group theory; and what could be termed as post-9/11
approaches as chaos, postmodern, and rational choice theory that
address the questions of random murder, terrorism, and genocide.
The second section deals with an overview of sociology's image in
the U.S. media and covers in detail how sociology was treated in
radical textbooks in the 1960s. The final section applies new
theoretical approaches to a host of contemporary political,
business, technological, and urban issues.
The Genocidal Mind offers unique and under-explored analyses of the
Holocaust and the phenomenon of 20th century genocide within a
sociological framework. With reference to contemporary scholarly
work and using the latest in social structural, psychoanalytical,
post-modern, chaos, and uncertainty theory, Dr. Porter attempts to
explain why people dehumanize and kill other innocent people. The
author also probes the deviant, sexual side of the Nazi party,
including the mind of Adolf Hitler.
This edition of Genocide and Human Rights marks the 20th
anniversary of publication. Originally published in 1982, Genocide
and Human Rights was the first anthology of its kind in genocide
studies. The field has grown exponentially in the past two decades
but this book is as fresh and as relevant as ever, given the times
we live in. The genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia, and the former
Yugoslavia and their subsequent war crime tribunals all make this
book germane to today's headlines.
Told through essays, memoirs, and other musings, this is the story
of a radical Jew, academic, and educator from his birth in Ukraine
during the Holocaust through the radical 60s and 70s ,to the
present day as he fights anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, xenophobia,
and hate. Internationally known in Holocaust, genocide, and Jewish
studies, Jack Nusan Porter was born in Maniewicz, Ukraine to Jewish
Partisans in the 1940s. Through this engaging and thoughtful
memoir, we follow Porter as he recounts his personal journey from a
DP camp in Linz, Austria to an idyllic childhood in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin where he attended Hebrew day school under Reb Twersk.
Porter masterfully detailsĀ his radicalism in the politically-
and sociologically- turbulent 1960s which would later influence his
academic work on genocide, Holocaust studies, and international
human rights. Constantly re-inventing himself, readers are treated
to engaging anecdotes as they navigate through Porter's highs,
lows, and in-betweens.
Jack Nusan Porter's writings date back to 1966, during the height
of the Vietnam War. He describes the anguished struggle against
war, racism, and poverty, as well as the radical groups
involved-Jewish socialists, radical Zionists, radical Jews, Rabbi
Meir Kahane and the Jewish Defense League, hippies, liberals, and
conservatives alike. In addition, the anti-Zionist, anti-Israel,
anti-Semitic and revolutionary terrorism of the times are all
vividly described. Here, Porter draws from the past in order to
explain the present, walking the precarious bridge between
allegiance to Israel and the Jewish people and the universal rights
of all people. This collection of old and new essays combines
theory, sociology, film studies, literary criticism, post-modern
thought, and politics to understand our present situation.
Jewish Partisans of the Soviet Union during World War II compiled
by Jack Nusan Porter with the assistance of Yehuda Merin, is a
classic compilation of original Russian and Jewish sources on the
anti-Nazi resistance in Eastern Europe. After thirty years, Dr.
Porter has compressed two volumes into one, added a new preface, an
updated bibliography and filmography, over 100 new photos plus 12
new maps. This new volume is essential for scholars, teachers, and
students of the Shoah, Russian history, and World War II.
Jack Nusan Porter's writings date back to 1966, during the height
of the Vietnam War. He describes the anguished struggle against
war, racism, and poverty, as well as the radical groups
involved-Jewish socialists, radical Zionists, radical Jews, Rabbi
Meir Kahane and the Jewish Defense League, hippies, liberals, and
conservatives alike. In addition, the anti-Zionist, anti-Israel,
anti-Semitic and revolutionary terrorism of the times are all
vividly described. Here, Porter draws from the past in order to
explain the present, walking the precarious bridge between
allegiance to Israel and the Jewish people and the universal rights
of all people. This collection of old and new essays combines
theory, sociology, film studies, literary criticism, post-modern
thought, and politics to understand our present situation.
A compendium of traditional and nontraditional sources, Women in
Chains deals with the issue of the Agunah--the married woman who is
unable to recei ve a bill of divorce from her husband and thus
remains tied to him, unable to marry someone else. The author also
includes a wide range of solutions, including new legislation,
prenuptial agreements, and more.
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