Chanukah Entertainments
Author : Elma Ehrlich Levinger
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Page : 148 pages
File Size : 29,69 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Fasts and feasts
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Author : Elma Ehrlich Levinger
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Page : 148 pages
File Size : 29,69 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Fasts and feasts
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Page : 360 pages
File Size : 10,72 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Jewish youth
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Author : Alexander Lyons
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 25,46 MB
Release : 1903
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Author : Jewish People's Institute of Chicago
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Page : 920 pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Jews
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Author : Dianne Ashton
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,47 MB
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1479858951
Explores the ways American Jews have reshaped Hanukkah traditions across the country In New Orleans, Hanukkah means decorating your door with a menorah made of hominy grits. Latkes in Texas are seasoned with cilantro and cayenne pepper. Children in Cincinnati sing Hanukkah songs and eat oranges and ice cream. While each tradition springs from its own unique set of cultural references, what ties them together is that they all celebrate a holiday that is different in America than it is any place else. For the past two hundred years, American Jews have been transforming the ancient holiday of Hanukkah from a simple occasion into something grand. Each year, as they retell its story and enact its customs, they bring their ever-changing perspectives and desires to its celebration. Providing an attractive alternative to the Christian dominated December, rabbis and lay people alike have addressed contemporary hopes by fashioning an authentically Jewish festival that blossomed in their American world. 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.
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Page : 462 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Jews
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Page : 444 pages
File Size : 19,14 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Jewish community centers
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Page : 216 pages
File Size : 22,2 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Children's periodicals, English
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Page : 1496 pages
File Size : 27,74 MB
Release : 1905
Category : American literature
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American national trade bibliography.
Author : Isaac Hutner
Publisher : Pinchas Stolper
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 10,33 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781931681766