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6. Chrismukkah and Festivus: Holidays for the Rest of Us
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Foreword xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction: Coping with Christmas: A Multitude of Jewish Responses 1
- 1. Coming to the New World: Can the American Jew Keep Christmas? 10
- 2. Hanukkah Comes of Age: The New Jewish Christmas 41
- 3. We Eat Chinese Food on Christmas 65
- 4. “’Twas the Night Before Hanukkah”: Remaking Christmas through Parody and Popular Culture 87
- 5. The Christmas Mitzvah: ’Tis the Season to Be Giving 115
- 6. Chrismukkah and Festivus: Holidays for the Rest of Us 137
- Conclusion: Menorahs Next to Madonnas: Shaping the Future of Christmas in America 163
- Notes 175
- Index 201
- About the Author 209
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Foreword xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction: Coping with Christmas: A Multitude of Jewish Responses 1
- 1. Coming to the New World: Can the American Jew Keep Christmas? 10
- 2. Hanukkah Comes of Age: The New Jewish Christmas 41
- 3. We Eat Chinese Food on Christmas 65
- 4. “’Twas the Night Before Hanukkah”: Remaking Christmas through Parody and Popular Culture 87
- 5. The Christmas Mitzvah: ’Tis the Season to Be Giving 115
- 6. Chrismukkah and Festivus: Holidays for the Rest of Us 137
- Conclusion: Menorahs Next to Madonnas: Shaping the Future of Christmas in America 163
- Notes 175
- Index 201
- About the Author 209
