That Pride of Race and Character: The Roots of Jewish Benevolence in the Jim Crow South

Contents

>> v Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Loving Kindness and Cultural Citizenship in the Jewish South 1 1 “To the Hebrews the World Is Indebted”: The Southern Roots of American Jewish Benevolence 24 2 “For the Honor of the Jewish People”: Gender, Race, and Immigration 55 3 “Virtue, Rectitude and Loyalty to Our Faith”: Jewish Orphans and the Politics of Southern Cultural Capital 81 4 “A Very Delicate Problem”: The Plight of the Southern Agunah 123 5 “None of My Own People”: Subsidizing Jewish Motherhood in the Depression-Era South 150 6 Sex, Race, and Consumption: Southern Sephardim and the Politics of Benevolence 183 Conclusion: Loving Kindness and Its Legacies 212 Notes 217 Selected Bibliography 257 Index 273 About the Author 278 This page intentionally left blank ...