Autobiographical Jews: Essays in Jewish Self-Fashioning

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the samuel & althea stroum lectures in jewish studies the samuel & althea stroum The Yiddish Art Song performed by Leon Lishner, basso, and Lazar Weiner, piano (stereophonic record album) The Holocaust in Historical Perspective Yehuda Bauer Zakhor: Jewish History and Jewish Memory Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi Jewish Mysticism and Jewish Ethics Joseph Dan The Invention of Hebrew Prose: Modern Fiction and the Language of Realism Robert Alter Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Biblical Research William G. Dever Jewish Identity in the Modern World Michael A. Meyer I. L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture Ruth R. Wisse lectures in jewish studies The Kiss of God: Spiritual and Mystical Death in Judaism Michael Fishbane Gender and Assimilation in Modern Jewish History: The Roles and Representation of Women Paula E. Hyman Portrait of American Jews: The Last Half of the 20th Century Samuel C. Heilman Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity: Conflict or Confluence? Lee I. Levine Imagining Russian Jewry: Memory, History, Identity Steven J. Zipperstein Popular Culture and the Shaping of Holocaust Memory in America Alan Mintz Studying the Jewish Future Calvin Goldscheider Autobiographical Jews: Essays in Jewish Self-Fashioning Michael Stanislawski Autobiographical Jews ESSAYS IN JEWISH SELF-FASHIONING Michael Stanislawski UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS Seattle and London Copyright © 2004 by University of Washington Press Printed in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. University of Washington Press PO Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145, U.S.A. www.washington.edu/uwpress library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Stanislawski, Michael, 1952– Autobiographical Jews : essays in Jewish self-fashioning / Michael Stanislawski. p. cm — (Samuel and Althea Stroum lectures in Jewish studies) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. isbn 0-295-98415-5 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 0-295-98416-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Jewish prose literature—History and criticism. 2. Autobiography—Jewish authors. 3. Jewish authors—Biography—History and criticism. 4. Jews— Historiography. 5. Autobiographical memory. 6. Self-perception. I. Title. II. Series pn842.s73 2004 809'.93592000924—dc22 2004043004 The paper used in this publication is acid-free and recycled from 10 percent postconsumer and at least 50 percent pre-consumer waste. It meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1984. the samuel & althea stroum lectures in jewish studies Samuel Stroum, businessman, community leader, and philanthropist, by a major gift to the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, established the Samuel and Althea Stroum Philanthropic Fund. In recognition of Mr. and Mrs. Stroum’s deep interest in Jewish history and culture, the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, in cooperation with the Jewish Studies Program of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, established an annual lectureship at the University of Washington known as the Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectureship in Jewish Studies. This lectureship makes it possible to bring to the area outstanding scholars and interpreters of Jewish thought, thus promoting a deeper understanding of Jewish history, religion, and culture. Such understanding can lead to an enhanced appreciation of the Jewish contributions to the historical and cultural traditions that have shaped the American nation. The terms of the gift also provide for the publication from time to time of the lectures or other appropriate materials resulting from or related to the lectures. to margie, ethan, aaron, and emma again ...