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Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews in America, Volume 13 (Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life Annual Review)
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Hardcover. Academics, artists, writers, and civic and religious leaders contribute chapters focusing on the Sephardi and Mizrahi experience in America. Topics include language, literature, art, diaspora identity, and civic and political engagement. Editor(s): Soomekh, Saba. Series: Jewish Role in American Life: An Annual Review. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews in America includes academics, artists, writers, and civic and religious leaders who contributed chapters focusing on the Sephardi and Mizrahi experience in America. Topics will address language, literature, art, diaspora identity, and civic and political engagement.
When discussing identity in America, one contributor will review and explore the distinct philosophy and culture of classic Sephardic Judaism, and how that philosophy and culture represents a viable option for American Jews who seek a rich and meaningful medium through which to balance Jewish tradition and modernity. Another chapter will provide a historical perspective of Sephardi/Ashkenazi Diasporic tensions. ... Read more
Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews in America includes academics, artists, writers, and civic and religious leaders who contributed chapters focusing on the Sephardi and Mizrahi experience in America. Topics will address language, literature, art, diaspora identity, and civic and political engagement.
When discussing identity in America, one contributor will review and explore the distinct philosophy and culture of classic Sephardic Judaism, and how that philosophy and culture represents a viable option for American Jews who seek a rich and meaningful medium through which to balance Jewish tradition and modernity. Another chapter will provide a historical perspective of Sephardi/Ashkenazi Diasporic tensions. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Series
Jewish Role in American Life: An Annual Review
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557537287
SKU
V9781557537287
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About
Dr. Saba Soomekh teaches and writes extensively on world religions, women and religion, and the geopolitics of the Middle East at UCLA and California, USA. Soomekh is the author of From the Shahs to Los Angeles: Three Generations of Iranian Jewish Women between Religion and Culture (SUNY Press, 2012). Her book was awarded the gold medal in the 2013 Independent ... Read more
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