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German-Jewish Identities in America

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Changing political, social, and cultural circumstances have led German Jews in America to take on many different identities. These essays examine such varied topics as the relationship between German and Eastern European Jews in America, the development of the B’nai Brith, nineteenth-century Jewish community-building in Chicago, the role of German Jews in the building of modern American show business, and the correlation between date of emigration and language loss among Jews fleeing to America from Nazi Germany. Contributors include historians, theater and literature professors, a linguist, and an award-winning documentary filmmaker.

Language: English

Pages: 172

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Max Kade Institute

Release: August 19, 2003

ISBN: 0924119071

ISBN 13: 9780924119071

German-Jewish Identities in America

0/5 ( ratings)

Changing political, social, and cultural circumstances have led German Jews in America to take on many different identities. These essays examine such varied topics as the relationship between German and Eastern European Jews in America, the development of the B’nai Brith, nineteenth-century Jewish community-building in Chicago, the role of German Jews in the building of modern American show business, and the correlation between date of emigration and language loss among Jews fleeing to America from Nazi Germany. Contributors include historians, theater and literature professors, a linguist, and an award-winning documentary filmmaker.

Language: English

Pages: 172

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Max Kade Institute

Release: August 19, 2003

ISBN: 0924119071

ISBN 13: 9780924119071

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