Jewish Identity in the Reconstruction South: Ambivalence and Adaptation

by Anton Hieke

How far can Jewish life in the South during Reconstruction (1863-1877) be described as German in a period of American Jewry traditionally referred to as 'German Jewish' in historiography? To what extent were Jewish immigrants in the South acculturated to Southern identity and customs? Anton Hieke discusses the experience of Jewish immigrants in the Reconstruction South as exemplified by Georgia and the Carolinas. The book critically explores the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110277697
• ISBN13: 9783110277692
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"