New Jews : the end of the Jewish diaspora /

For many contemporary Jews, Israel no longer serves as the Promised Land, the center of the Jewish universe and the place of final destination. In New Jews, Caryn Aviv and David Shneer provocatively argue that there is a new generation of Jews who don't consider themselves to be eternally wande...

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Main Author: Aviv, Caryn, 1969-
Other Authors: Shneer, David, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : from diaspora Jews to new Jews
  • Let my people stay : Moscow's Jews after the exodus
  • Encounters with ghosts : youth tourism and the diaspora business
  • Temples of American identity : Jewish museums in Los Angeles
  • Castro, Chelsea, and Tel Aviv : queer Jews at home
  • Our kind of town : New York is the center of the Jewish universe
  • Epilogue : the end of the Jews.