American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past / Markus Krah.
In the postwar years, American Jews obsessively engaged their East European past. In sermons, historical essays, literary criticism, political pamphlets, photography, and theater they made this past usable for their American present. The study traces this obsession to a sense of insecurity after the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter Oldenbourg,
[2018]
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| Series: | New perspectives on modern Jewish history ;
v. 9. |
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| Summary: | In the postwar years, American Jews obsessively engaged their East European past. In sermons, historical essays, literary criticism, political pamphlets, photography, and theater they made this past usable for their American present. The study traces this obsession to a sense of insecurity after the Holocaust and of opportunity in America. As American Jews redefined their identity, they created images that have shaped the community to this day. |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Jewish Theological Seminary, New York. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-283) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110499926 3110499924 |
| ISSN: | 2192-9653 ; |