1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796638603321

Autore

Krah Markus

Titolo

American Jewry and the re-invention of the East European Jewish past / / Markus Krah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

3-11-049714-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations

Collana

New Perspectives on Modern Jewish History ; ; Volume 9

Classificazione

NY 4900

Disciplina

909.04924

Soggetti

Jews - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Search for New Modes of Jewishness in Postwar America -- 2. Launching a Discourse: YIVO’s Bridge From the Old World to the New -- 3. New (York) Jewish Intellectuals: The Past as Culture -- 4. Religious Culture as an Antidote to Liberal Judaism and Secular Jewishness -- 5. Spiritual Needs, the Past, and the Denominational Landscape -- 6. From East European Radicalism to Postwar American Progressivism -- 7. Presenting a Rich Jewish Culture: The Eternal Light and Life Is with People -- 8. Making Jewishness Meaningful: In School and in Hasidism -- 9. Tevye in Kasrilevke, the Fiddler in America: East European Jewishness in Literature -- 10. Conclusion: Re-Inventing Jewishness Out of Memory -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The postwar decades were not the “golden era” in which American Jews easily partook in the religious revival, liberal consensus, and suburban middle-class comfort. Rather it was a period marked by restlessness and insecurity born of the shock about the Holocaust and of the unprecedented opportunities in American society. American Jews responded to loss and opportunity by obsessively engaging with the East European past. The proliferation of religious texts on traditional spirituality, translations of Yiddish literature, historical essays , photographs and documents of shtetl culture, theatrical and musical events, culminating in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof,



illustrate the grip of this past on post-1945 American Jews. This study shows how American Jews reimagined their East European past to make it usable for their American present. By rewriting their East European history, they created a repertoire of images, stories, and ideas that have shaped American Jewry to this day.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136127403321

Autore

Johnson W. Brad

Titolo

Athena Rising : How and Why Men Should Mentor Women / / W. Brad Johnson, David Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-21316-8

1-351-81777-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 pages)

Disciplina

658.3124082

Soggetti

Mentoring in business

Mentoring in the professions

Women employees

Women executives

Women in the professions

Sex role in the work environment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Background intel -- pt. 2. Mentoring women : a manual for men.

Sommario/riassunto

Increasingly, new employees and junior members of any profession are encouraged-sometimes stridently-to "find a mentor!" Four decades of research reveals that the effects of mentorship can be profound and enduring; strong mentoring relationships have the capacity to transform individuals and entire organizations. Organizations that retain and promote top talent-both female and male-are more likely to thrive. But the mentoring landscape is unequal. Evidence consistently shows that women face more barriers in securing mentorships than men, and when they do find a mentor, they may reap a narrower range



of both career and psychological benefits. Athena Rising is a book for men about how to mentor women deliberately and effectively. It is a straightforward, no-nonsense manual for helping men of all institutions, organizations, and businesses to become excellent mentors to women. Co-authors W. Brad Johnson, PhD and David Smith, PhD draw from extensive research and years of experience as experts in mentoring relationships and gender workplace issues. When a man mentors a woman, they explain, the relationship is often complicated by conventional gender roles and at times hostile external perceptions. Traditional notions of mentoring are often modeled on male-to-male relationships-the sort that begin on the golf course, involve a nearly exclusive focus on career achievement, and include more than a few slaps on the back over drinks after work. But women often report a desire for mentoring that integrates career and family aspects of life. Women want a mentor who not only "gets" this, but truly honors it. Men need to fully appreciate just how crucial their support of promising junior women can be in helping them to persist, promote, and thrive in their vocations and organizations. As women succeed, lean in, and assume leading roles in any organization or work context, that culture will become more egalitarian, effective, and prone to retaining top talent.