Bibliograph

Hanukkah in America, a history, Dianne Ashton

Type

Label

Hanukkah in America, a history, Dianne Ashton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-334) and index

Illustrations

photographsfacsimilesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hanukkah in America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Dianne Ashton

Series statement

Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish history

Sub title

a history

Summary

The ways in which Hanukkah was reshaped by American Jews reveals the changing goals and values that emerged among different contingents each December as they confronted the reality of living as a religious minority in the United States. Bringing together clergy and laity, artists and businessmen, teachers, parents, and children, Hanukkah has been a dynamic force for both stability and change in American Jewish life. The holiday's distinctive transformation from a minor festival to a major occasion that looms large in the American Jewish psyche is a marker of American Jewish life. Drawing on a varied archive of songs, plays, liturgy, sermons, and a range of illustrative material, as well as developing portraits of various communities, congregations, and rabbis, "Hanukkah in America" reveals how an almost forgotten festival became the most visible of American Jewish holidays

Target audience

adult

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