Hanukkah in America : a history

Hanukkah in America : a history / Dianne Ashton.

"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 businessm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ashton, Dianne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Series:Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish history.
Subjects:
Hanukkah > United States.
Judaism > United States > History > 21st century.
Table of Contents:
  • What is Hanukkah?
  • Modern Maccabees
  • Children light up
  • Remade in America
  • Homegrown heroism
  • Forging a common tradition
  • Hippies, Hasidim, & havurot.

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