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Author:

Ashton, Dianne.

Title:

Hanukkah in America : a history / Dianne Ashton.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

vii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Hanukkah.
Judaism--United States--History--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-334) and index.

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.

Series:

The Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish history.

ISBN:

0814707394 (hbk.)
9780814707395 (hbk.)

LCCN:

2013014009

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)