Jewish Identity in the Reconstruction South: Ambivalence and Adaptation

Anton Hieke

Published by De Gruyter 2013

Jewish Identity in the Reconstruction South

Ambivalence and Adaptation

Anton Hieke

Volume 4 in the series New Perspectives on Modern Jewish History

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110277746

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How far can Jewish life in the South during Reconstruction (1863–1877) be described as German in a period of American Jewry traditionally referred to as ‘German Jewish’ in historiography? To what extent were Jewish immigrants in the South acculturated to Southern identity and customs? Anton Hieke discusses the experience of Jewish immigrants in the Reconstruction South as exemplified by Georgia and the Carolinas. The book critically explores the shifting identities of German Jewish immigrants, their impact on congregational life, and of their identity as ‘Southerners’. The author draws from demographic data of six thousand individuals representing the complete identifiable Jewish minority in Georgia, South and North Carolina from 1860 to 1880. Reconstruction, it is concluded, has to be seen as a formative period for the region’s Jewish congregations and Reform Judaism. The study challenges existing views that are claiming German Jews were setting the standard for Jewish life in this period and were perceived as distinct from Jews of another background. Rather Hieke arrives at a conclusion that takes into consideration the migratory movement between North and South.

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Anton Hieke, University Halle-Wittenberg.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
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I. Coming to the Reconstruction South Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
II. Jews and southern society: Integrated Outsiders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
III. Judaism and Jewish Identity in Georgia and the Carolinas, 1860–1880 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Libraries, Institutes (Jewish Studies, History), Academics
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 384
Keywords: Carolina; Georgia; Identity; Integration; USA; Jewish Immigration

eBook

Published: May 28, 2013
ISBN: 9783110277746

Hardcover

Published: May 21, 2013
ISBN: 9783110277692