What We Talk about When We Talk about Hebrew (and What It Means to Americans)

by Dina Nayeri and Naomi B. Sokoloff

Book Overview

Why Hebrew, here and now? What is its value for contemporary Americans? In What We Talk about When We Talk about Hebrew (and What It Means to Americans) scholars, writers, and translators tackle a series of urgent questions that arise from the changing status of Hebrew in the United States. To what extent is that status affected by evolving Jewish identities and shifting attitudes toward Israel and Zionism? Will Hebrew programs survive the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029574376X
• ISBN13: 9780295743769
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher