American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past:
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 op...
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Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 289 Seiten) Illustrationen |
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spelling | Krah, Markus 1968- Verfasser (DE-588)1144964857 aut American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past Markus Krah Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter Oldenbourg [2018] © 2018 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 289 Seiten) Illustrationen txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier New perspectives on modern Jewish history volume 9 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 Geistesgeschichte 1945-1960 gnd rswk-swf Amerikanisches Judentum Osteuropäisches Judentum Judentum (DE-588)4114087-4 gnd rswk-swf Kollektives Gedächtnis (DE-588)4200793-8 gnd rswk-swf Identität (DE-588)4026482-8 gnd rswk-swf Judenvernichtung (DE-588)4073091-8 gnd rswk-swf Ostjuden (DE-588)4132133-9 gnd rswk-swf Vergangenheitsbewältigung (DE-588)4061672-1 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Ostjuden (DE-588)4132133-9 s Judentum (DE-588)4114087-4 s Identität (DE-588)4026482-8 s Judenvernichtung (DE-588)4073091-8 s Vergangenheitsbewältigung (DE-588)4061672-1 s Kollektives Gedächtnis (DE-588)4200793-8 s Geistesgeschichte 1945-1960 z 1\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 978-3-11-049992-6 New perspectives on modern Jewish history volume 9 (DE-604)BV042091844 9 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110499438 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
spellingShingle | Krah, Markus 1968- American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past New perspectives on modern Jewish history Amerikanisches Judentum Osteuropäisches Judentum Judentum (DE-588)4114087-4 gnd Kollektives Gedächtnis (DE-588)4200793-8 gnd Identität (DE-588)4026482-8 gnd Judenvernichtung (DE-588)4073091-8 gnd Ostjuden (DE-588)4132133-9 gnd Vergangenheitsbewältigung (DE-588)4061672-1 gnd |
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title | American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past |
title_auth | American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past |
title_exact_search | American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past |
title_full | American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past Markus Krah |
title_fullStr | American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past Markus Krah |
title_full_unstemmed | American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past Markus Krah |
title_short | American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past |
title_sort | american jewry and the re invention of the east european jewish past |
topic | Amerikanisches Judentum Osteuropäisches Judentum Judentum (DE-588)4114087-4 gnd Kollektives Gedächtnis (DE-588)4200793-8 gnd Identität (DE-588)4026482-8 gnd Judenvernichtung (DE-588)4073091-8 gnd Ostjuden (DE-588)4132133-9 gnd Vergangenheitsbewältigung (DE-588)4061672-1 gnd |
topic_facet | Amerikanisches Judentum Osteuropäisches Judentum Judentum Kollektives Gedächtnis Identität Judenvernichtung Ostjuden Vergangenheitsbewältigung USA |
url | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110499438 |
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