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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Like new hardcover. No DJ, otherwise an unblemished copy.”
- ISBN
- 9780791449455
- EAN
- 9780791449455
- Book Title
- Jewish Hearts : a Study of Dynamic Ethnicity in the United States and the Soviet Union
- Book Series
- Suny Series in Oral and Public History Ser.
- Publisher
- STATE University of New York Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Jewish
- Item Weight
- 18.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 308 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791449459
ISBN-13
9780791449455
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1727801
Product Key Features
Book Title
Jewish Hearts : a Study of Dynamic Ethnicity in the United States and the Soviet Union
Number of Pages
308 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Jewish
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Book Series
Suny Series in Oral and Public History Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-067120
Reviews
"The book provides detailed accounts of various aspects of life in the former U.S.S.R. and the adjustment process in the U. S., especially Hartford. It provides a good background as to how changes in both Russia and America affected the 'old' East European American Jewish community and the ex-Soviet 'New Americans.' " -- Walter P. Zenner, editor of Persistence and Flexibility: Anthropological Perspectives on the American Jewish Experience
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
974.6/3004924
Table Of Content
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Definitions and Demographics Russian Jews Soviet Jews American Jews Sources of Information "The Literature" Theoretical Analysis in a Complex World PART I. THE TRANSFORMATION OF JEWISH LIFE IN TWO CONTEXTS, 1881-1970 1. The Old Country Ethnicity and Anti-Semitism: Critical Boundaries Assassination Politics and Power Religion and Ideology: The Basis for Social Cohesion Education Economic Production under Anti-Semitic Pressure War, Chaos, and Change Revolutio n 2. The Search for a Niche in the Soviet World New Incentives, New Constraints, and Anti-Semitism The Consolidation of Communist Power The Decimation of Religious Practice: Silence as a Strategy Education for the New Economy The Great Patriotic War: The Decimation of the Jews Discrimination at Home, Support for Israel Abroad Stalin''s Final Terror The Post-Stalin Era The Six Day War Beyond Silence: Moving toward a Positive Jewish Ethnicity 3. Die Goldene Medine: The Golden Land Hartford: The Challenge of the New World Yiddishkeit in Hartford: The Immigrant Neighborhood Adapting to the Hartford Political System Religious Practice: The Defining Ethnic Marker Kinship and Social Structure Education and Americanization: New Secular Trends Searching for Economic Security The Beginning of Immigration Restriction 4. The Consolidation of the Hartford Community The Area of Second Settlement The Depression and Anti-Semitism: Limiting the Refugees World War II and the Aftermath" Transitions in the Postwar Period The Six Day War: The American Jewish Response "Save Soviet Jewry" PART II. EGYPT AND THE EXODUS, 1990-1984 5. Egypt Shifting Identities Enduring Daily Life in the U.S.S.R. The Politicization of Soviet Jewry 6. Jewish Identity Ethnic Ambivalence Remnants of Behavior Accepting Ethnic Identity and Shifting to Action 7. Ethnicity: In the Community, at School, and at Work Remnants of Jewish Community Shrinking Educational Opportunities for the Children The Threat of Economic Limitations for the Children 8. The Exodus Breaking Old Patterns Gathering Courage and Information Emigration: Moving through the Process A Soviet Jewish Analysis of Refusal Wandering in the Wilderness: The Transition PART III. THE PROMISED LAND, 1975-1984 9. Selecting New Strategies for the New World Hartford: The New Context Initial Preoccupations: Interpreting the Alternatives The Volunteers: A Personal Invitation to Jewish Community 10. Incorporating New Variables Education: Making Critical Choices for the Children Economic Production: Encountering the Capitalist System Alternatives in Economic Production 11. Involvement with Community Life Kinship and Personal Contacts Social Structure and Community "American Politics Is One of the Best Entertainments" 12. Religion and Identity in the Promised Land Initial Expectations Reported Jewish Behaviors Expressions of Jewish Identity The Affiliated The Unaffiliated with "Jewish Hearts" Rejecting Ascription "There is Judaism in Us So Deep Inside That, When It Matters, It Comes Out; but When It Doesn''t, It''s Buried" CONCLUSION Who Am I? Where Do I Fit into This New World? What Does It Mean to Be a Jew Now? NOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Synopsis
Compares the experiences of Soviet/Russian Jewish immigrants to the U.S. during two different time frames., This ethnographic study compares and contrasts the changing ethnic identity of those Russian Jews who settled in Hartford, Connecticut between 1881 and 1930 with that of the Soviet Jews who remained in Russia after the Revolution, became Soviet citizens, and emigrated after 1975. Although both groups were labeled "Jews," their internal definitions of what constituted being Jewish and their personal experiences were radically different. Using both archival and contemporary oral histories, Betty N. Hoffman traces the stories of real people whose lives and choices were affected by both their ethnic identity and the larger movements around them as they made new homes in the United States.
LC Classification Number
F104.H3H64 2001
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