The Jews of primetime / David Zurawik.

Author/creator Zurawik, David
Format Book
Publication InfoHanover, NH : Brandeis University Press/University Press of New England, ©2003.
Descriptionxiii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesBrandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life
Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life. ^A302188
Contents Introduction : on being "too Jewish" in "this weird loop" -- Learning to be "more American" : the Goldbergs -- "Write Yiddish, cast British" : from Dick van Dyke to Mrs. G -- Prime-time intermarriage I : Bridget loves Bernie -- The dramas : thirtysomething and Northern exposure -- Intermarriage II (Shiksa goddesses transforming Jewish guys) : Anything but love, Flying blind, Mad about you, Brooklyn Bridge, and more -- Intermarriage III (some Jewish women get Gentile guys) : Rhoda, The nanny, Dharma & Greg, Friends, Will & Grace -- A "too-Jewish"/not-Jewish-enough Jew for the '90s : Seinfeld -- Looping back, breaking ground, and calculating loss : Centre Street, The education of Max Bickford, State of grace.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [243]-262) and index.
LCCN 2002155476
ISBN1584652349 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PN1992.8.J48 Z87 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold