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Introduction |
Departing from the traditional authoritative voice of the Museum, Creating American Jews makes the point that history resides in people's stories and everyday experiences, and is told through diaries, letters, and oral histories, powerfully emphasizing personal stories and a personal voice.
Creating American Jews is more than a Jewish story. It is an American story about people searching for ways to remain connected to tradition while creating their own identities and place in the American culture of their time.
Cultural markers of identity that are rejected by one generation resurface with renewed power and new meanings for a later generation confronting a different America.
Creating American Jews underscores this through five interpretive sections -- each rooted in a different time and place -- highlighting social, economic, religious and political experiences that have forged a distinctive American sense of self, identity and community.
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