{"product_id":"recovering-jewishness-frederick-roden-9781440837746","title":"Recovering Jewishness: Modern Identities Reclaimed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudaism and Jewish life reflect a diversity of identity after the past two centuries of modernization. This work examines how the early reformers of the 19th century and their legacy into the 20th century created a livable, liberal Jewish identity that allowed a reinvention of what it meant to be Jewish--a process that continues today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany scholars of the modern Jewish identity focus on the ways in which the past two centuries have resulted in the loss of Jewishness: through \"assimilation,\" intermarriage, conversion to other faiths, genocide (in the Holocaust), and decline in religious observance. In this work, author Frederick S. Roden presents a decidedly different perspective: that the changes in Judaism throughout the 19th and 20th centuries resulted in a malleable, welcoming, and expanded Jewish identity--one that has benefited from intermarriage and converts to Judaism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book examines key issues in the modern definition of Jewish identity: who is and is not considered a Jew, and why; issues of Jewish \"authenticity\"; and the recent history of the debate. Attention is paid to the experiences of individuals who came to Judaism from outside the tradition: through marrying into Jewish families and\/or choosing Judaism as a religion. In his consideration of the tragedy of the Holocaust, the author examines how a totalitarian regime's racial policing of Jewish identity served to awaken a connection with and reconfiguration of what that Jewish identity meant for those who retrospectively realized their Jewishness in the postwar era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Roden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440837740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440837746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016","brand":"Frederick Roden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46024722612479,"sku":"9781440837746","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0ff0d97-b9a9-4a67-b438-8addf5928732.jpg?v=1723129054","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/recovering-jewishness-frederick-roden-9781440837746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}