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California Jews by Marc Dollinger (2003, Hardcover)
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CALIFORNIA JEWS (BRANDEIS SERIES IN AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE, AND LIFE) By Ava F. Kahn & Marc Dollinger & Moses Rischin - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBrandeis University Press
ISBN-101584650605
ISBN-139781584650607
eBay Product ID (ePID)2704984
Product Key Features
Book TitleCalifornia Jews
Number of Pages232 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSociology / General, Jewish Studies, Jewish
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorMarc Dollinger
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-010132
Reviews"California Jews is a presentation of Jewish life, history, and culture in California that explores relations with other ethnic groups, social change, innovations, demography, and community history."--SHOFAR, The book analyses themes such as "Jews in the Gold Rush, behind-the-scenes Jewish influence on Hollywood during the 1930's, and the success of Jewish women in politics, among other issues" that add "considerably to our understanding of the complex history of ethnic California."--California History, "All in all, this excellent book helps us achieve a broader perspective on Jews in California. The black-and-white and color photographs help make the book even better. It is highly recommended, even for those not specifically concerned about California."--MultiCultural Review, "The color illustrations are glorious; the large photos and reprints of documents are clear and engrossing . . . Each chapter is a self contained topic, chapters advancing chronologically from the 1848 Gold Rush to the 1990's. Readers can pick and choose subjects and be assured when they do that they will be well informed by digestible facts, insightful analysis, sources and footnotes . . . California Judaism is as sound as it is spirited. California Jews is the book to convince you; try it!"--Jewish Book World, "The color illustrations are glorious; the large photos and reprints of documents are clear and engrosing . . . Each chapter is a self contained topic, chapters advancing chrnologically from the 1848 Gold Rush to the 1990's. Readers can pick and choose subjects and be assured when they do that they will be well informed by digestible facts, insightful analysis, sources an footnotes . . . California Judaism is as sound as it is spirited. California Jews is the book to convince you; try it!"--Jewish Book World, "California Jews offers a window into one of the most intriguing communities in American Jewish history."--Jewish Telegraphic Agency, "The book covers Jews in the Gold Rush, behind-the-scenes Jewish influence on Hollywood during the 1930s, and the success of Jewish women in politics, among other issues that add considerably to our understanding of the complex history of ethnic California."--California History
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal979.4/004924
Table Of ContentForeword - Moses Rischin * Acknowledgments * INTRODUCTION: "The Other Side" - Ava F. Kahn and Marc Dollinger * The Challenge of Family, Identity, and Affiliations - Bruce Phillips * Joining the Rush - Ava F. Kahn * Early Synagogue Architecture - David Kaufman * Through the Lens of Latino-Jewish Relations - Steven Windmueller * Jewish Space and Place in Venice - Amy Hill Shevitz * "Kibbutz San Fernando" - Na'ama Sabar * Ketubot of the Golden State - Robert Saslow * Jewish Leaders and the Motion Picture Industry - Felicia Herman * Civil Rights and Japanese American Incarceration - Ellen Eisenberg * Jews and Catholics Against Prejudice - William Issei * From Minyan to Matriculation - Lawrence Baron * 120 Years of Women's Activism - Ava F. Kahn and Glenna Matthews * The Counterculture - Marc Dollinger * Contemporary Art Glass - David and Michelle Plachte-Zuieback * Shlomo Bardin's "Eretz" Brandeis - Bruce J. Powell * Contributing Authors * Bibliographical Essay * Index
SynopsisThe first full-length presentation of Jewish life, history, and culture in California from the Gold Rush to the twenty-first century., The nation's thirty-first state emerged early as one of its most diverse as people immigrated to the west. California's indigenous tribes were forced off their lands first by Spanish settlers, then by the arrival of gold miners from every corner of the world. Because of its Catholic missionary history, Gold Rush California did not experience a more exclusive eastern-style Protestantism. This permitted more rapid and inclusive acculturation. California Jews, unlike their eastern counterparts whose arrival often followed that of European Protestants, were often among the first settlers to establish a west coast community. Jewish immigrants to California took advantage of its physical environment, ethnic diversity, and cultural distinctiveness to fashion a form of Judaism unique in the American experience. California Jews enjoyed unprecedented access to political power a generation earlier than their New York counterparts. They thrived in the multicultural mix, redefining the classic black-white racial binary by forging relations with a variety of religious and ethnic groups in both San Francisco and Los Angeles.
LC Classification NumberF870.J5C36 2003
