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Plaut, Joshua Eli.
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Christmas -- United States -- Jewish influences.
Jews -- United States -- Social life and customs.
United States -- Social life and customs.
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Plaut, Joshua Eli.
Christmas -- United States -- Jewish influences.
Jews -- United States -- Social life and customs.
United States -- Social life and customs.
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A kosher Christmas : 'tis the season to be Jewish / Joshua Eli Plaut ; foreword by Jonathan D. Sarna.
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Plaut, Joshua Eli.
Rutgers University Press, 2012.
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.2670973
P721k
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Christmas -- United States -- Jewish influences.
Jews -- United States -- Social life and customs.
United States -- Social life and customs.
ISBN:
9780813553801 (hc.)
Description:
xvii, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-199) and index.
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"Historically, Jews in America, whether participating in or refraining from recognizing Christmas, have devised a multitude of unique strategies to respond to the season. This book portrays how Jews are shaping the public and private character of Christmas by transforming December into a joyous holiday season belonging to all Americans..."--Back cover.
Joshua Eli Plaut is an ordained rabbi, holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Judaic Studies. [!ndigo's website] He is the author of 'Greek Jewry in the Twentieth Century,' and has documented the Jewish life and popular culture through the combined lenses of a historian and folklorist, photo-ethnographer and rabbi. He resides with his wife and son in New York City and Martha's Vineyard. He is the executive director of a nonprofit organization in New York City.
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