Against the Tide: The American Hebrew Yearbook, 1930–1949

Despite the survival of Hebrew as a language of prayer, and the pockets of Hebrew and Yiddish readers and speakers that exist in America today, American Jewry is overwhelmingly English-oriented in its cultural endeavors as well as everyday communication. That is one of the measures of American Jewry...

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Main Author: Lederhendler, Eli 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 1992
In: AJS review
Year: 1992, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-82
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Summary:Despite the survival of Hebrew as a language of prayer, and the pockets of Hebrew and Yiddish readers and speakers that exist in America today, American Jewry is overwhelmingly English-oriented in its cultural endeavors as well as everyday communication. That is one of the measures of American Jewry's successful integration in American society, and may thus be regarded as one of its achievements.
ISSN:1475-4541
Contains:Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0364009400011958