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Hebrew
in America Perspectives and Prospects Edited by Alan Mintz |
Among
the millions of Jews who immigrated to America in the early 20th century,
there were the few for whom Hebrew culture was an important ideal. Reaching
a critical mass around World War I, these American Hebraists attempted to
establish a vital Hebrew culture in America. They founded journals and wrote
Hebrew poetry, fiction, and essays, largely about the American Jewish experience,
and they succeeded in putting a Hebraist stamp upon most of the Jewish education
that took place between the two world wars. Hebrew in America is the first book to fully explore the Jewish attachment to Hebrew in 20th century North America. Fifteen leading scholars in Judaic studies write about the legacy of American Hebraism and the claims it continues to make upon the soul of the American Jewish community. |
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One: the Enterprise of Tarbut Ivrit Part Two: Hebrew on the Campus and Beyond Part Three: Hebrew in the Future of American Jewish Culture |
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| American
Jewish Civilization Series $34.95s cloth / ISBN 0-8143-2351-0 340 pages 1993 |
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