Who Is American? : Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, Lila Corwin.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.

Summary:

A groundbreaking history of how modern American citizenship has worked--and not worked--for Jews in the United States The history of Jews in the United States is often told as if they immigrated, gained citizenship, and almost immediately achieved full legal rights.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction: The Question

Prelude: Beginnings

1. Race (I): White by Comparison

2. Nationality (I): Jewish States of Statelessness

3. Religion: Christianity and the Constitution

4. Nationality (II): The Jewish State of Dual Citizenship

5. Race (II): White by Classification

6. Race/Nationality/Religion: The Protected Classes of Jews

Conclusion: Who Belongs?

Acknowledgments

Archives and Abbreviations

Cases Cited

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-691-28024-X

9780691280240

OCLC:

1583178648