Publication

1998 - Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif, California

Language

English

Word Count

67,250 words, Guess

Page Count

269 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads1508778
  • LibraryThing377459

Classifications

  • DDC974.8/11004924
  • LCCF158.9.J5 P45 1998

Description

This book provides a fresh look at ethnic culture in the contemporary United States through an ethnographic account of everyday life in the Jewish community of South Philadelphia. By embracing the language and traditions of their childhood, elderly Jewish residents, the children of immigrants, create a path for the transmission of immigrant culture. The work highlights the role of language in collective memory.

Subjects

Topics

JewsDialectsYiddish languageEthnic relationsSocial life and customsJews, united states, historyPhiladelphia (pa.), social conditions

Places

PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia (Pa.)Pa.) South Philadelphia (PhiladelphiaSouth Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Series Statement

  • Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture

Other Editions

  • From immigrant to ethnic cultureStanford University Press1998

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