Stepping into Zion
Janice W. Fernheimer
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"By studying the multiracial Jewish organization Hatzaad Harishon, Janice W. Fernheimer's Stepping into Zion considers the question "Who is a Jew?"-- a critical rhetorical issue with far-reaching consequences for Jews and non-Jews alike"-- Series: Rhetoric, Culture & Social Critique. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
By studying the multiracial Jewish organisation Hatzaad Harishon, Janice W. Fernheimer’s Stepping into Zion considers the question “Who is a Jew?” - a critical rhetorical issue with far-reaching consequences for Jews and non-Jews alike.
Hatzaad Harishon (“The First Step”) was a New York-based, multiracial Jewish organisation that worked to increase recognition and legitimacy of black Jews in the sixties and seventies. In Stepping into Zion, Janice W. Fernheimer examines the history and archives of Hatzaad Harishon to illuminate the definition and borders of Jewish identity, which have critical relevance to Jews of all traditions as well as to ... Read more
By studying the multiracial Jewish organisation Hatzaad Harishon, Janice W. Fernheimer’s Stepping into Zion considers the question “Who is a Jew?” - a critical rhetorical issue with far-reaching consequences for Jews and non-Jews alike.
Hatzaad Harishon (“The First Step”) was a New York-based, multiracial Jewish organisation that worked to increase recognition and legitimacy of black Jews in the sixties and seventies. In Stepping into Zion, Janice W. Fernheimer examines the history and archives of Hatzaad Harishon to illuminate the definition and borders of Jewish identity, which have critical relevance to Jews of all traditions as well as to ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Rhetoric, Culture & Social Critique
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817318246
SKU
V9780817318246
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About Janice W. Fernheimer
Janice W. Fernheimer is an associate professor of writing, rhetoric, and digital studies and the director of Jewish Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on questions of identity, invention, and cross-audience communication. Her scholarship has appeared in Rhetoric Society Quarterly, College English, Argumentation and Advocacy, Computers and Composition Online, Currents in Electronic Literacy, the Journal of Business ... Read more
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