04343cam a2200589Ma 4500 ocn889644694 OCoLC 20200709060205.0 m d cr |||||||nn|n 140227s2014 alu ob 001 0 eng d P@U eng pn P@U EBLCP OCLCO N$T E7B YDXCP OCLCF DEBSZ COO OCLCQ VLB 961567705 962662095 9780817387471 (electronic bk.) 0817387471 (electronic bk.) 9780817318246 (hardback) 0817318240 831271 (N$T) (OCoLC)889644694 (OCoLC)961567705 (OCoLC)962662095 n-us--- a-is--- DS143 .F47 2014eb SOC 031000 bisacsh SOC 020000 bisacsh 305.800973 MAIN Fernheimer, Janice W., author. Stepping into zion : Hatzaad Harishon, Black Jews, and the remaking of Jewish identity / Janice W. Fernheimer. Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University Alabama Press, 2014. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Rhetoric, culture, and social critique Includes bibliographical references and index. "By studying the multiracial Jewish organization Hatzaad Harishon, Janice W. Fernheimer's Stepping into Zion considers the question "Who is a Jew?"--A critical rhetorical issue with far-reaching consequences for Jews and non-Jews alike"-- Provided by publisher. "By studying the multiracial Jewish organization Hatzaad Harishon, Janice W. Fernheimer's Stepping into Zion considers the question "Who is a Jew?"--A critical rhetorical issue with far-reaching consequences for Jews and non-Jews alike. Hatzaad Harishon ("The First Step") was a New York-based, multiracial Jewish organization that worked to increase recognition and legitimacy of black Jews in the sixties and seventies. In Stepping into Zion, Janice W. Fernheimer examines the history and archives of Hatzaad Harishon to illuminate the definition and borders of Jewish identity, which have critical relevance to Jews of all traditions as well as to non-Jews. Fernheimer focuses on a period when white Jewish identity was in flux and deeply influenced by the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. In 1964, white and black Jews formed Hatzaad Harishon to foster interaction and unity between black and white Jewish communities. They raised the question of who or what constitutes Jewishness or Jewish identity, and in searching for an answer succeeded-both historically and rhetorically-in gaining increased recognition for black Jews. Fernheimer traces how members of Hatzaad Harishon, who did not share the same set of definitions, were able to create common ground in a process she terms "interruptive invention." Through insightful interpretation of Hatzaad Harishon's archival materials, Fernheimer chronicles the group's successes and failures within the larger rhetorical history of conflicts that emerge when cultural identities shift or expand. Stepping into Zion offers "interruptive invention" as a framework for understanding and changing certain dominant discourses about racial and religious identity, allowing those who may lack institutional power or authority to begin to claim it"-- Provided by publisher. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 050 Jews Identity. SOCIAL SCIENCE Discrimination & Race Relations. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Minority Studies. bisacsh Jews Identity. fast (OCoLC)fst00983278 Electronic books. Print version: Fernheimer, Janice W. Stepping into zion. Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University Alabama Press, 2014 (DLC) 2014006586 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=831271 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1773555 ebrary EBRY ebr10917864 EBSCOhost EBSC 831271 Project MUSE MUSE muse32943 YBP Library Services YANK 11933406 92 N$T 55226 55226