Jews Across the Americas

A Sourcebook, 1492–Present

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Av Adriana M. Brodsky, Laura Arnold Leibman, Adriana M Brodsky

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An overview of the history of American Jewry using primary sources from Latin America, theCaribbean, Canada, and the United StatesJews Across the Americas is a groundbreaking sourcebook capturing the historical diversity and culturalbreadth of American Jews across Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States. Featuringprimary documents as well as scholarly interpretations, Jews Across the Americas builds upon newdevelopments in Jewish Studies, engaging with transnationalism, race, sexuality, and gender, andhighlighting the lived experiences of those often left out of Jewish history.Jews Across the Americas features an impressively broad and far-reaching range of historical sources,including artifacts and objects that have not previously been featured as integral to Jewish history in theWestern hemisphere. Entries teach readers how to understand everything from wills andadvertisements to sermons, and how to interpret photographs, domestic architecture, and comics.Whether it's a recipe from Brazil that blends Moroccan and Amazonian foodways, or a text about thefirst non-binary Jew to cross the Atlantic in the eighteenth century, each entry broadens ourunderstanding of Jewish American history.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-09-26
Mått178 x 254 x 33 mm
Vikt939 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieGoldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History
Antal sidor277
FörlagNew York University Press
ISBN9781479819324

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Adriana M. Brodsky (Editor) Adriana M. Brodsky is Professor of Latin American and Jewish History at St. Mary's College of Maryland. She is the author of Sephardi, Jewish, Argentine, and co-editor of The New Jewish Argentina. She is currently the co-President of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association.Laura Arnold Leibman (Editor) Laura Arnold Leibman is Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College. Her numerous books have won four National Jewish Book Awards and a Jordan Schnitzer Book Award. She is the academic director of the multimedia television series American Passages, which won a Hugo Award.

"Adrianna Brodsky and Laura Leibman have assembled a valuable anthology of diverse sourcesthat will surprise and reward all who are interested in the history of Jews in the Americas. Theintroductions contextualizing each original document are wonderful gems, mini history lessonsof the era and specific situation coupled with thematic discussions of race, gender, sexuality, andJewishness. Designed as a supplement to typical courses on American Jewish history, JewsAcross the Americas provides a rich resource for scholars and students alike." - Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan "Rich with visual materials, Jews Across the Americas contains primary sources from SouthAmerica, North America, and the Caribbean. Collectively, they widen our vision of the diversityof Jewish life on this side of the Atlantic. With excellent introductions to each source andquestions to spark discussion, this is a stellar contribution to the teaching of modern Jewishhistory." - Pamela S. Nadell, author of America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today "Jews Across the Americas is a groundbreaking sourcebook capturing the historical diversity and cultural breadth of American Jews across Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States." (Jewish Book Council)