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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Illustrations VIII
- Acknowledgments XI
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Search for New Modes of Jewishness in Postwar America 21
- 2. Launching a Discourse: YIVO’s Bridge From the Old World to the New 47
- 3. New (York) Jewish Intellectuals: The Past as Culture 71
- 4. Religious Culture as an Antidote to Liberal Judaism and Secular Jewishness 96
- 5. Spiritual Needs, the Past, and the Denominational Landscape 119
- 6. From East European Radicalism to Postwar American Progressivism 144
- 7. Presenting a Rich Jewish Culture: The Eternal Light and Life Is with People 167
- 8. Making Jewishness Meaningful: In School and in Hasidism 189
- 9. Tevye in Kasrilevke, the Fiddler in America: East European Jewishness in Literature 212
- 10. Conclusion: Re-Inventing Jewishness Out of Memory 241
- Bibliography 261
- Index 285
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Illustrations VIII
- Acknowledgments XI
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Search for New Modes of Jewishness in Postwar America 21
- 2. Launching a Discourse: YIVO’s Bridge From the Old World to the New 47
- 3. New (York) Jewish Intellectuals: The Past as Culture 71
- 4. Religious Culture as an Antidote to Liberal Judaism and Secular Jewishness 96
- 5. Spiritual Needs, the Past, and the Denominational Landscape 119
- 6. From East European Radicalism to Postwar American Progressivism 144
- 7. Presenting a Rich Jewish Culture: The Eternal Light and Life Is with People 167
- 8. Making Jewishness Meaningful: In School and in Hasidism 189
- 9. Tevye in Kasrilevke, the Fiddler in America: East European Jewishness in Literature 212
- 10. Conclusion: Re-Inventing Jewishness Out of Memory 241
- Bibliography 261
- Index 285