Zelda Popkin : the life and times of an American Jewish woman writer / Jeremy D. Popkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Popkin, Jeremy D., 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popkin, Zelda, 1898-1983.

Popkin, Zelda.

Jews--United States--Biography.

Jews.

Authors, American--20th century--History and criticism.

Authors, American.

Women authors, American--20th century--History and criticism.

Women authors, American.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

pages cm

Other Title:

Life and times of an American Jewish woman writer

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2023]

Summary:

"This book is about Zelda Popkin who lived and wrote through all the great changes of American Jewish women's lives in the 20th century: the reaction against religious tradition, women's emancipation, struggles against antisemitism, the impact of the Holocaust and the creation of Israel, and the upsurge of Jewish identity in the 1960s"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Zelda Popkin: an American Jew, an American woman, an American writer

An American Jewish childhood

Zelda Popkin: modern American woman

Women, murderers, and soldiers: a career in popular culture

Facing personal loss and Jewish catastrophe

Zelda Popkin and the women of Israel

Left behind in the "Golden Age"

"Yes, there is a second chance".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Popkin, Jeremy D., 1948- Zelda Popkin

ISBN:

9781538168431

153816843X

OCLC:

1330688545