Rabbis, Intellectuals, and the Creation of an American Public IdentityBerman, Lila Corwin.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.Electronic books.cauCAUniversity of California Press2009monographiceng1 online resource (281 pages).Lila Corwin Berman asks why, over the course of the twentieth century, American Jews became increasingly fascinated, even obsessed, with explaining themselves to their non-Jewish neighbors. What she discovers is that language itself became a crucial tool for Jewish group survival and integration into American life. Berman investigates a wide range of sources--radio and television broadcasts, bestselling books, sociological studies, debates about Jewish marriage and intermarriage, Jewish missionary work, and more--to reveal how rabbis, intellectuals, and others created a seemingly endless array o.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Presenting Jews to America; 1. Spiritual Missions after the Great War: The Reform Movement and the Jewish Chautauqua Society; 2. The Ghetto and Beyond: The Rising Authority of American Jewish Social Science in Interwar America; 3. The Sacred and Sociological Dilemma of Jewish Intermarriage; 4. Serving the Public Good and Serving God in 1940s America; 5. Constructing an Ethnic America: Oscar Handlin, Nathan Glazer, and Post-World War II Social Research.6. What Is a Jew? Missionaries, Outreach, and the Cold War Ethnic Challenge7. A Jewish Marilyn Monroe and the Civil-Rights-Era Crisis in Jewish Self-Presentation; Conclusion: Speaking of Jews; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-251) and index.n-us---JewsUnited StatesIdentityJewsUnited StatesSocial conditions20th centuryJewish leadershipUnited StatesHistory20th centuryJudaism and the social sciencesReligion and sociologyUnited StatesUnited StatesEthnic relationsSocial ScienceHistorySOCIAL SCIENCEDiscrimination & Race RelationsSOCIAL SCIENCEMinority StudiesRELIGIONJudaismGeneralEthnic relationsJewish leadershipJewsIdentityJewsSocial conditionsJudaism and the social sciencesReligion and sociologyUnited StatesjudéitéEtats-Unis20e sidentitéintellectuelJuifEtats-Unis20e sFührungskraftIntellektuellerIdentitätUSAJuden 1900-1999 fast E184.36.E84305.69/609730904 305.69609730904Berman, Lila Corwin.CA : University of California Press, ©200997805209437040520943708052025680897805202568040520256816978052025681122573/cttt4ngv JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=547361http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=547361http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=547361http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=547361EBLCP12012320200709055744.0ocn773565025eng