The Jews of summer : summer camp and Jewish culture in postwar America
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Published
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2023].
ISBN
9781503632936, 1503632938, 9781503633889, 1503633888
Physical Desc
xii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Brookline Coolidge Corner - Adult | ON ORDER | On Order |
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Brookline - Adult | 796.5 Fox 2023 | On Shelf |
Brookline Coolidge Corner - Adult | 796.5 Fox 2023 | On Shelf |
Cambridge - Adult | 305.8924 Fox | On Shelf |
Lexington - Adult | 796.542 F | Checked Out |
Newton - Adult | 796.542 F83J 2023 | On Shelf |
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Published
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2023].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781503632936, 1503632938, 9781503633889, 1503633888
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In the decades directly following the Holocaust, American Jewish leaders anxiously debated how to preserve and produce what they considered authentic Jewish culture, fearful that growing affluence and suburbanization threatened the future of Jewish life. Many communal educators and rabbis contended that without educational interventions, Judaism as they understood it would disappear altogether. They pinned their hopes on residential summer camps for Jewish youth: institutions that sprang up across the U.S. in the postwar decades as places for children and teenagers to socialize, recreate, and experience Jewish culture. Adults' fears, hopes, and dreams about the Jewish future inflected every element of camp life, from the languages they taught to what was encouraged romantically and permitted sexually. But adult plans did not constitute everything that occurred at camp: children and teenagers also shaped these sleepaway camps to mirror their own desires and interests and decided whether to accept or resist the ideas and ideologies their camp leaders promoted. Focusing on the lived experience of campers and camp counselors, The Jews of Summer demonstrates how a cultural crisis birthed a rite of passage that remains a significant influence in American Jewish life"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fox, S. (2023). The Jews of summer: summer camp and Jewish culture in postwar America . Stanford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fox, Sandra, 1988-. 2023. The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America. Stanford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fox, Sandra, 1988-. The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America Stanford University Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fox, Sandra. The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America Stanford University Press, 2023.
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