Beyond the Synagogue : : Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice / / Rachel B. Gross.
Reveals nostalgia as a new way of maintaining Jewish continuityIn 2007, the Museum at Eldridge Street opened at the site of a restored nineteenth-century synagogue originally built by some of the first Eastern European Jewish immigrants in New York City. Visitors to the museum are invited to stand a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | North American Religions
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 20 b/w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Introduction: Feeling Jewish
- 1. How Do You Solve a Problem like Nostalgia?
- 2. Give Us Our Name: Creating Jewish Genealogy
- 3. Ghosts in the Gallery: Historic Synagogues as Heritage Sites
- 4. True Stories: Teaching Nostalgia to Children
- 5. Referendum on the Jewish Deli Menu: A Culinary Revival
- Conclusion: The Limits and Possibilities of Nostalgia
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author