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Jewish Identity in the Reconstruction South: Ambivalence and Adaptation

Jewish Identity in the Reconstruction South: Ambivalence and Adaptation

Hieke, Anton

Hardcover

Series: New Perspectives on Modern Jewish History, Book 4

Civil War Period (1850-1877)General World History

ISBN10: 3110277697
ISBN13: 9783110277692
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: May 21 2013
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.61
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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 shifting identities of German Jewish immigrants, their impact on congregational life, and of their identity as 'Southerners'. The author draws from demographic data of six thousand individuals representing the complete identifiable Jewish minority in Georgia, South and North Carolina from 1860 to 1880. Reconstruction, it is concluded, has to be seen as a formative period for the region's Jewish congregations and Reform Judaism. The study challenges existing views that are claiming German Jews were setting the standard for Jewish life in this period and were perceived as distinct from Jews of another background. Rather Hieke arrives at a conclusion that takes into consideration the migratory movement between North and South.

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