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  • 1
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    New York : New York University Press
    ISBN: 9781479822270
    Language: English
    Pages: 250 pages , 24 cm
    Year of publication: 2023
    Series Statement: North American religions
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Yares, Laura Jewish Sunday Schools
    DDC: 296.6/80830973
    Keywords: Jewish religious education of children History 19th century ; Reform Judaism History 19th century ; Women educators History 19th century ; Jewish women Religious life 19th century ; History ; United States Ethnic relations ; USA ; Reformjudentum ; Jüdischer Religionsunterricht ; Bildung ; Geschichte 1800-1899
    Abstract: "The Jewish Sunday school in nineteenth-century America was a pioneering new institution founded by Jewish women that not only reimagined the nature and purpose of Jewish education, but also reimagined Judaism as a modern American religion"--
    Description / Table of Contents: Jewish Women on the Educational Frontier -- Catechisms, Masculinity, and Rational Jewish Religion -- How Do You Solve a Problem Like Shavuot? -- Expanding the Educational Marketplace -- Religious Education as Americanization -- From Theology to Religion.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9789004466920
    Language: English
    Pages: X, 233 Seiten , 24 cm
    Year of publication: 2022
    Series Statement: Brill's series in Jewish studies volume 71
    Series Statement: Brill's series in Jewish studies
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Segev, Zohar Immigration, ideology, and public activity from an American Jewish perspective
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Śegev, Zohar Immigration, ideology, and public activity from an American Jewish perspective
    DDC: 956.94/0010924
    Keywords: Tartakower, Aryeh ; Kubovy, Aryeh L ; Akzin, Benjamin ; Robinson, Jacob ; World Jewish Congress ; Zionism History ; Zionists Biography ; Jewish refugees Biography ; Israel Biography Emigration and immigration ; United States Politics and government 20th century ; USA ; Europa ; Israel ; Juden ; Diaspora ; Zionismus ; Einwanderung ; Ṭarṭaḳover, Aryeh 1897-1982 ; Qûbôvî, Aryē L. 1896-1966 ; Aḳtsin, Binyamin 1904-1985 ; Robinson, Jacob 1889-1977
    Abstract: "Zohar Segev's book Immigration, Ideology, and Public Activity from an American Jewish Perspective examines the lives and careers of four distinguished fi gures involved in the Zionist movement in the USA and early years of Israel's statehood. Aryeh Tartakower, Aryey Kubovy, Benjamin Akzin, and Jacob Robinson emigrated from Europe to the USA during the 1930s and 1940s; they later immigrated to Israel. Following their paths reveals the multifaceted nature of modern Jewish history in the mid-twentieth century, providing a perspective on the reciprocal relations between the American Diaspora and the state of Israel. Key historic events such as Adolf Eichmann's trial and the debate over the bombing of Auschwitz are given intriguing new perspectives from the papers of these central leaders in the Jewish and Zionist endeavor"--
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 3
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    Book
    New York : Columbia University Press
    ISBN: 9780231204859 , 9780231204842
    Language: English
    Pages: vi, 266 Seiten , Illustrationen
    Year of publication: 2022
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Salo Baron
    DDC: 909/.04924007202
    Keywords: Baron, Salo W ; Columbia University ; Judaism History ; Study and teaching (Higher) ; Jews History ; Study and teaching (Higher) ; Jewish historians Biography ; Biografie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Baron, Salo W. 1895-1989 ; USA ; Judaistik ; Judentum
    Abstract: 1. Salo Baron's Legacy and the Shaping of Jewish Studies into the Twenty-First Century -- 2. Finding the Future in the Jewish Past: Salo Baron at Columbia -- 3. Emancipation: Salo Baron's Achievement -- 4. An Economic Historian Reads Salo Baron -- 5. Salo Baron on Antisemitism -- 6. The Professor in the Courtroom: Salo W. Baron at the Eichmann Trial -- 7. Building the Foundations of Scholarship at Home: Salo Baron and the Judaica collections at Columbia University Libraries -- 8. From Europe to Pittsburgh: Salo Baron and Yosef Yerushalmi Between the Lacrymose Theory and the Vertical Alliance -- 9. Salo Baron and his Innovative Reconstruction of the Jewish Past -- 10. The Human Side of Salo Baron: Reminiscences From His Dining Room Table Graduate Colloquium -- 11. Recollections From the Baron Daughters.
    Abstract: "In 1930, Columbia University appointed Salo Baron to be the Nathan L. Miller Professor of Jewish History, Literature, and Institutions-marking a turning point in the history of Jewish studies in America. Baron not only became perhaps the most accomplished scholar of Jewish history in the twentieth century, the author of many books including the eighteen-volume A Social and Religious History of the Jews. He also created a program and a discipline, mentoring hundreds of scholars, establishing major institutions including the first academic center to study Israel in the United States, building Columbia's Judaica collection, intervening as a public intellectual, and exerting an unparalleled influence on what it meant to study the Jewish past. This book brings together leading scholars to consider how Baron transformed the course of Jewish studies in the United States. From a variety of perspectives, they reflect on his contributions to the study of Jewish history, literature, and culture, as well as his scholarship, activism, and mentorship. Among many distinguished contributors: David Sorkin engages with Baron's arguments on Jewish emancipation; Francesca Trivellato puts him in conversation with economic history; David Engel examines his use of anti-Semitism as an analytical category; Deborah Lipstadt explores his testimony at the trial of Adolf Eichmann; and Robert Chazan and Jane Gerber, both once Baron's doctoral students, offer personal and intellectual reminiscences. Together, they testify to Baron's singular legacy in shaping Jewish studies in America"-- Provided by publisher
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9780674292932
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 265 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Year of publication: 2023
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Garcia, Matt Eli and the octopus
    Keywords: United Fruit Company ; Führungskräfte ; Lebensverlauf ; Unternehmensethik ; USA ; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business ; A&W ; AMK ; Baskin Robbins ; Foster Grant ; Honduras ; Inter Harvest ; Jewish ; Joseph Lookstein ; Morrell Meat Company ; Nunes ; Oscar Gale Varela ; Ottumwa plant ; Salinas ; Samuel Belkin ; Sioux Falls ; Teamsters ; bananas ; farm workers ; food ; lettuce ; unions
    Abstract: The poignant rise and fall of an idealistic immigrant who, as CEO of a major conglomerate, tried to change the way America did business before he himself was swallowed up by corporate corruption.At 8 a.m. on February 3, 1975, Eli Black leapt to his death from the 44th floor of Manhattan’s Pan Am building. The immigrant-turned-CEO of United Brands—formerly United Fruit, now Chiquita—Black seemed an embodiment of the American dream. United Brands was transformed under his leadership—from the “octopus,” a nickname that captured the corrupt power the company had held over Latin American governments, to “the most socially conscious company in the hemisphere,” according to a well-placed commentator. How did it all go wrong?Eli and the Octopus traces the rise and fall of an enigmatic business leader and his influence on the nascent project of corporate social responsibility. Born Menashe Elihu Blachowitz in Lublin, Poland, Black arrived in New York at the age of three and became a rabbi before entering the business world. Driven by the moral tenets of his faith, he charted a new course in industries known for poor treatment of workers, partnering with labor leaders like Cesar Chavez to improve conditions. But risky investments, economic recession, and a costly wave of natural disasters led Black away from the path of reform and toward corrupt backroom dealing.Now, two decades after Google’s embrace of “Don’t be evil” as its unofficial motto, debates about “ethical capitalism” are more heated than ever. Matt Garcia presents an unvarnished portrait of Black’s complicated legacy. Exploring the limits of corporate social responsibility on American life, Eli and the Octopus offers pointed lessons for those who hope to do good while doing business
    Note: 1 Talmid , 2 An Honest Business , 3 Pyramids , 4 Shadows , 5 Israelite , 6 Half a Picture , 7 United, We Fall , In English
    URL: Cover  (lizenzpflichtig)
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9780691170732
    Language: English
    Pages: v, 265 Seiten , Illustrationen
    Year of publication: 2020
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Berman, Lila Corwin, 1976 - The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex
    DDC: 361.7089/924073
    Keywords: Wohltätigkeit ; Gemeinnützige Organisation ; Juden ; USA ; Jews Charities ; History ; Charity organization History ; USA ; Juden ; Wohltätigkeit ; Wohltätigkeitsorganisation ; Geschichte 1880-2020
    Abstract: Introduction. The state of philanthropy -- Associations -- Regulations -- Property -- Taxation -- Politics -- Finance and identity -- The market -- The complex -- Conclusion. Reform.
    Abstract: "Acts of charity are at the heart of most traditions of Jewish collective life. It is not surprising, then, that as Jewish immigrants established strong communities in the United States in the course of the last century, philanthropy offered them a pathway to effective communal self-help as well as political and economic power and influence. Partaking in American traditions of associational life, volunteerism, and decentralized religious organization, Jews in the U.S. established philanthropic organizations that have grown to be vital forces in Jewish public life. This book charts the history of American Jewish philanthropic practices and institutions from the late nineteenth-century to the present day. This book offers a nuanced assessment of contemporary American Jewish philanthropy. On the one hand, Berman readily acknowledges that this world of charitable giving is filled with well-intentioned people whose institutional donations have provided invaluable support for many worthwhile projects and causes. (The author herself notes early in the book her own reliance, at key moments in her professional career, on Jewish philanthropy.) On the other hand, these good intentions and good works coexist with a vast accumulation of wealth within Jewish philanthropic organizations that, for Berman, exacerbate rather than alleviate worrisome social and economic inequalities in the U.S."
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 6
    Language: English
    Pages: 143 Seiten , Illustrationen
    Edition: Revised version
    Year of publication: 2020
    Keywords: Autobiografie ; Exil ; USA
    Note: Revidierte und von Familienmitgliedern erweiterte Fassung des Originals von 1994
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  • 7
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    Book
    Bay Company Books
    ISBN: 9781088051900
    Language: English
    Pages: IX, 186 Seiten , Illustrationen
    Year of publication: 2022
    Keywords: Autobiografie ; Exil ; USA
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  • 8
    ISBN: 9783832181543 , 3832181547
    Language: German
    Pages: 475 Seiten , Illustrationen
    Edition: 1. Auflage
    Year of publication: 2021
    Keywords: Wolff, Kurt ; Biografie ; Exil ; USA
    Abstract: Kurt Wolff war einer der renommiertesten Verleger des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er veröffentlichte u. a. die Werke von Franz Kafka, Joseph Roth, Georg Trakl, Franz Werfel, Karl Kraus und Boris Pasternak. Seine außergewöhnliche Lebensgeschichte und die seiner Familie erzählt nun sein Enkel Alexander Wolff. Während Kurt gemeinsam mit seiner zweiten Frau Helene in Frankreich, Italien und schließlich in New York auf der Flucht vor den Nazis war, diente sein eigener Sohn aus erster Ehe, Niko, in der Wehrmacht. Nikos Mutter Elisabeth entstammt der Merck-Dynastie, eine Herkunft, die die jüdischen Wurzeln ihres Sohnes gut kaschierte. Um seine spannende Familiengeschichte endlich zu verstehen, zog Alexander Wolff für ein Jahr nach Berlin und lernte auch den Umgang der Deutschen mit ihrer Vergangenheit kennen.
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  • 9
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    Weinheim ; Basel : Beltz & Gelberg
    ISBN: 9783407757210 , 3407757212
    Language: German
    Pages: 219 Seiten , 21 cm, 315 g
    Year of publication: 2022
    Keywords: Orthodoxes Judentum ; Jugend ; Comicroman ; USA
    Abstract: Hoodie Rosens Alltag ist ziemlich unspektakulär: Seinen Lehrern Paroli bieten, das Chipssortiment des koscheren Supermarkts durchtesten, Wurfgeschossen seiner Schwestern ausweichen. Bis er Anna-Marie kennenlernt und sie gemeinsam Hakenkreuze von einem jüdischen Grab entfernen. Für Hoodie eine gute Tat – für seine Familie Verrat. Denn Anna-Marie ist nicht nur ein nichtjüdisches Mädchen, sondern noch dazu die Tochter der Bürgermeisterin, die der jüdisch-orthodoxen Gemeinschaft den Kampf angesagt hat. Plötzlich wird Hoodies heimelige Welt sehr ungemütlich. Wo will er stehen? Als die antisemitische Stimmungsmache eskaliert, erscheint alles in einem neuen Licht. Eine schlagfertige Geschichte über Geborgenheit und Eingeengtsein, Doppelmoral und unverhoffte Freundschaft.
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  • 10
    ISBN: 9783205210092 , 3205210093
    Language: German
    Pages: 342 Seiten , 23.5 cm x 16 cm, 697 g
    Year of publication: 2020
    Keywords: Weltkrieg ; Besatzungspolitik ; Geheimdienst ; USA
    Abstract: Rund 500 Österreicher absolvierten zwischen 1942 und 1945 das wohl speziellste Ausbildungslager der US-Armee im Zweiten Weltkrieg: das Military Intelligence Training Center in Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Am Ende ihres achtwöchigen Kurses kannten sie die Wehrmacht so gut wie ihre Westentasche und stellten für die Vereinigten Staaten aufgrund ihrer Sprachkenntnisse und ihres kulturellen Know-hows ein wichtiges Asset für den Kampf gegen Hitler-Deutschland dar. In dieser Studie liegt erstmals eine namentliche Erfassung aller österreichischen "Ritchie Boys" vor - darunter prominente Namen wie Georg Kreisler, Marcel Prawy oder Eric Pleskow. Zudem wird anhand der Kriegserlebnisse ausgewählter Protagonisten die kollektive Kriegsbiografie dieser im deutschen Sprachraum bislang wenig erforschten Widerstandskämpfer gegen das NS-Regime beleuchtet.
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