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Jewhooing the sixties : American celebrity & Jewish identity : Sandy Koufax, Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan, and Barbra Streisand / David E. Kaufman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaufman, David, 1959-
- Series:
- Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life
- Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews in the performing arts--United States.
- Jews in the performing arts.
- Jewish athletes--United States.
- Jewish athletes.
- Jewish entertainers--United States.
- Jewish entertainers.
- Jews in popular culture--United States.
- Jews in popular culture.
- Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.
- Popular culture.
- Nineteen sixties.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (357 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A lively look at four major Jewish celebrities of early 1960's America, who together made their mark on both American culture and Jewish identity
- Contents:
- Introduction: Jews, celebrity, and the early 1960's
- Sandy Koufax: super Jew
- Lenny Bruce: dirty Jew
- Bob Dylan: wandering Jew
- Barbra Streisand: Hollywood Jew
- Epilogue: Jewhooing into the twenty-first century.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611683158
- 1611683157
- 9781283738569
- 1283738562
- OCLC:
- 816562983
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