American Jewry and the Re-Invention of the East European Jewish Past.

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Search for New Modes of Jewishness in Postwar America -- 2. Launching a Discourse: YIVO's Bridge From the Old World to the New -- 3. New (York) Jewish Intellectuals: The Past as Culture -- 4. Religious Culture as an Antidote to Liberal Judaism and Secular Jewishness -- 5. Spiritual Needs, the Past, and the Denominational Landscape -- 6. From East European Radicalism to Postwar American Progressivism -- 7. Presenting a Rich Jewish Culture: The Eternal Light and Life Is with People -- 8. Making Jewishness Meaningful: In School and in Hasidism -- 9. Tevye in Kasrilevke, the Fiddler in America: East European Jewishness in Literature -- 10. Conclusion: Re-Inventing Jewishness Out of Memory -- Bibliography -- Index.

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