The Wonders of America: Reinventing Jewish Culture 1880-1950 by Jenna Weissman Joselit

The Wonders of America: Reinventing Jewish Culture 1880-1950

Jenna Weissman Joselit

368 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history religion informative reflective slow-paced
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The selective relish with which most American Jews affirm their identity -- consuming kosher delicacies once a year, extravagantly celebrating the bar mitzvahs of their sons and the weddings of their daughters -- has usually given rise to satire o...

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