The Jewish Origins of Cultural Pluralism [electronic resource] : The Menorah Association and American Diversity / Daniel Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Daniel, 1973-

Series:

Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)

The modern Jewish experience

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism--United States--History--20th century.

Cultural pluralism.

Jews--United States--Intellectual life--20th century.

Jews.

Jews--Cultural assimilation--United States.

Jews--United States--Identity.

Jewish college students--United States--Societies, etc.

Jewish college students.

Jewish college students--Massachusetts--Cambridge--Societies, etc.

Menorah Association (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century.

Menorah Association (New York, N.Y.).

Intercollegiate Menorah Association (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century.

Intercollegiate Menorah Association (New York, N.Y.).

Harvard Menorah Society (Cambridge, Mass.)--History--20th century.

Harvard Menorah Society (Cambridge, Mass.).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Daniel Greene traces the emergence of the idea of cultural pluralism to the lived experiences of a group of Jewish college students and public intellectuals, including the philosopher Horace M. Kallen. These young Jews faced particular challenges as they sought to integrate themselves into the American academy and literary world of the early 20th century. At Harvard University, they founded an influential student organization known as the Menorah Association in 1906 and later the Menorah Journal, which

Contents:

Introduction: "Kultur Klux Klan or cultural pluralism"

The Harvard Menorah Society and the Menorah idea

The intercollegiate Menorah Association and the "Jewish invasion" of American colleges

Cultural pluralism and its critics

Jewish studies in an American setting

A pluralist history and culture

Pluralism in fiction

Epilogue: "The promise of the Menorah idea".

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-00093-9

OCLC:

742333296