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Still Jewish: A History of Women and Intermarriage in America

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Description for Still Jewish: A History of Women and Intermarriage in America Paperback. Dismantles assumptions that once a Jew intermarries, she becomes fully assimilated into the majority Christian population, religion, and culture Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.

Over the last century, American Jews married outside their religion at increasing rates. By closely examining the intersection of intermarriage and gender across the twentieth century, Keren R. McGinity describes the lives of Jewish women who intermarried while placing their decisions in historical context. The first comprehensive history of these intermarried women, Still Jewish is a multigenerational study combining in-depth personal interviews and an astute analysis of how interfaith relationships and intermarriage were portrayed in the mass media, advice manuals, and religious community-generated literature.
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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
325
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814764343
SKU
V9780814764343
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99-50

About Keren R. McGinity
Keren R. McGinity, Ph.D. is Associate Research Scientist at the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University, Scholar-in-Residence at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, and Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan’s Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.

Reviews for Still Jewish: A History of Women and Intermarriage in America
This book is well written and will hold a special appeal for those who are interested in historical narrative as a means of analyzing intermarriage in general and how this impacts on American Jewish women in particular.
INTAMS
Still Jewish is a fascinating read for those interested in Jewish history or women’s history as well as for those ... Read more

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