Making Judaism Safe for America : World War I and the Origins of Religious Pluralism

Making Judaism Safe for America World War I and the Origins of Religious Pluralism

Honorable Mention, 2019 Saul Viener Book Prize, given by the American Jewish Historical SocietyA compelling story of how Judaism became integrated into mainstream American religion In 1956, the sociologist Will Herberg described the United States as a “triple-melting pot,” a country in which “three...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cooperman, Jessica (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press [2018]
Colección:Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish history.
Materias:
Jewish Welfare Board.
United States. > Commission on Training Camp Activities.
Americanization.
Jewish soldiers > United States > History > 20th century.
Jews > Cultural assimilation > United States.
World War, 1914-1918 > Jews.
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > United States.
RELIGION / Judaism / History.
United States > Ethnic relations.
American democracy.
Catholics.
Colonel Harry Cutler.
Commission on Training Camp Activities.
Elkan Voorsanger.
JWB field-workers.
Jacob Rader Marcus.
Jewish homes.
Jewish soldiers.
Jews and Christians.
Jews.
Knights of Columbus.
National Conference of Christians and Jews.
Newton Baker.
Orthodox Jews.
Progressive Era.
Protestantism.
Raymond Fosdick.
Reform Jews.
Theodore Roosevelt.
US military.
USO.
Woodrow Wilson.
World War I.
YMCA.
anti-Semitism.
camp rabbis.
immigrants.
interfaith organizations.
interwar period.
kosher food.
masculinity.
military chaplains.
military preparedness.
nonsectarian.
nonsectarianism.
religion.
religious pluralism.
welfare huts.
welfare program.
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009865639106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Border Conflicts
  • 2. Going to War
  • 3. Making Judaism Safe for America
  • 4. American Judaism and American Jews
  • 5. “Real Jews,” “Poor Jehudas,” and Resistance to the JWB’s Agenda
  • 6. Good Fences Make Good Americans
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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