Imagining early American Jews / Michael Hoberman.
| Author/creator | Hoberman, Michael author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Description | xiv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Early American synagogues curated and commemorated -- Imagining Jewish-Native American encounters -- Searching for Jews and Blacks in two antebellum Southern house museums -- Fictionalizing Civil War Jews -- Genealogical Journeys -- Augmenting Ararat. |
| Abstract | "This book looks at how early Jewish American history has been represented and mythologized for general audiences, especially in the contemporary era. Its chapters explore historical fiction, museum curation, and genealogy as methods by which non-specialists learn about the first phases of Jewish life in the United States. The book examines depictions of Jewish participation in the colonization of North America and the settlement of the frontier, as well as episodes like the American Revolution, and the Civil War, among other topics. The book addresses the implications of this early history for American Jews' evolving sense of cultural identity, especially in the context of current-day debates and reckonings with the nation's history of racial exploitation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Hoberman, Michael Imagining early american jews New York : Oxford University Press, 2025 9780197804605 |
| LCCN | 2025021537 |
| ISBN | 9780197804599 |
| ISBN | 0197804594 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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