GI Jews
how World War II changed a generation
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Author
Publication
2004 - Harvard University Press/Belknap, Cambridge, MA
Language
English
Word Count
88,000 words, Guess
Page Count
352 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22601867M
- ISBN-100674015096
- OCLC Control Number54826158
- OCLC Control Numbergijewshowworldwa00moor_644
- Library of Congress Control Number2004047353
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- Goodreads4106240
- LibraryThing106650
Classifications
- LCCE
Description
"Whether they came from Sioux Falls or the Bronx, over half a million Jews entered the U.S. armed forces during the Second World War. Uprooted from their working- and middle-class neighborhoods, they joined every branch of the military and saw action on all fronts. Deborah Dash Moore offers an unprecedented view of the struggles these GI Jews faced, having to battle not only the enemy but also the prejudices of their fellow soldiers." "Through memoirs, oral histories, and letters, Moore charts the lives of fifteen young Jewish men as they faced military service and tried to make sense of its demands. From confronting pork chops to enduring front-line combat, from the temporary solace of Jewish worship to harrowing encounters with death camp survivors, we come to understand how these soldiers wrestled with what it meant to be an American and a Jew."--BOOK JACKET.
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