Cultural History of Jews in California, livre ebook

The aim of this collection of essays is to stress the cultural aspects of the Jewish experience of coming to, and living in, the Golden State. The contributors explore how the Jews who settled in California helped shape the state's culture and were, in turn, molded by cultural influences that were uniquely Californian. While this volume looks at the Jewish experience in California in general, particular emphasis is placed on Southern California where the Casden Institute, originators of The Jewish Role in American Life series of annual reviews, is based. The collection presents choice snapshots of how life developed and changed for Jews in California as California itself evolved and grew.
FOREWORD
EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION
Isaias Hellman and the Creation of California, by Frances Dinkelspiel
A Twice-Told Journey: Sarah Newmark in the Russian Polish Shtetl—How a Jewish California Matron Confronted Her European Heritage, by Karen S. Wilson
Postscript: The Western States Jewish History Archives, by Gladys Sturman and David Epstein
From Civic Defense to Civil Rights: The Growth of Jewish American Interracial Civil Rights
Activism in Los Angeles, by Shana Bernstein
The Third Temple: Iranian Jews and the Blessings of Exile—A Personal Memoir, by Gina Nahai
Jewish Homegrown History: In the Golden State and Beyond, by Marsha Kinder
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
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