Jewish identities in the American West : relational perspectives / edited by Ellen Eisenberg.

"With essays that cover the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this volume presents a collective portrait of change over time that allows us to view the shifting nature of Jewish identity in the U.S. West, as well as the evolving frameworks for racial construction"--

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Eisenberg, Ellen (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2022]
Series:Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life.
Subjects:
Jews > West (U.S.) > Identity.
Jews > West (U.S.) > Social conditions.
West (U.S.) > Race relations > History.
Racism > West (U.S.) > History.
Jews > Identity.
Jews > Social conditions.
Race relations.
Racism.
West United States.
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xv, 389 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • White Jews of Victoria, 1858-1914 / Lynne Marks and Jordan Stanger-Ross
  • Negotiating Jewish Identities in Oregon: From White Pioneer to Ethnic Minority / Ellen Eisenberg
  • Jewish Border Merchants between Economies of Extraction and Policing, 1848 -1910 / Maxwell E. Greenberg
  • Locating Jewish Youth in the L.A. Young Communist League, 1925-1940 / Caroline Luce
  • Unexpected Allies: David C. Marcus and his Impact on the Advancement of Civil Rights in the Mexican American Legal Landscape of Southern California / Genevieve Carpio
  • "Intermediate Types": Ottoman Jews and the Ambivalence of Belonging in Seattle / Devin Naar
  • For the "Wrong" Reasons: Los Angeles Jews and Busing / Sara Smith
  • "Sephardic Jewish persons are classified as white": Education, Race, and Sephardic Jews in the 1970s / Max Modiano Daniel
  • Complicating Jewish Whiteness: Jews of Color in the American West / Bruce Phillips.