LEADER 02793nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910451827903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-5338-8 010 $a0-8147-5231-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484162 035 $a(EBL)865665 035 $a(OCoLC)779828170 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000102220 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11127248 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102220 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10048732 035 $a(PQKB)10795561 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865665 035 $a(OCoLC)193465936 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10643 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865665 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10210079 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484162 100 $a20070604d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerica Jewish loss after the Holocaust$b[electronic resource] /$fLaura Levitt 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (311 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-5217-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-271) and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Preface: Unraveling, a Personal Story; Introduction: Indirection and Ordinary Jews; 1. Looking Out from under a Long Shadow; 2 Postmarked Pictures; 3 Secret Stashes; 4 Mary, Irena, and Me: Keepers of Accounts; Conclusion: Other Ghosts, Other Encounters, Other Communities; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author 330 $aMany of us belong to communities that have been scarred by terrible calamities. And many of us come from families that have suffered grievous losses. How we reflect on these legacies of loss and the ways they inform each other are the questions Laura Levitt takes up in this provocative and passionate book. An American Jew whose family was not directly affected by the Holocaust, Levitt grapples with the challenges of contending with ordinary Jewish loss. She suggests that although the memory of the Holocaust may seem to overshadow all other kinds of loss for American Jews, it can also open up p 606 $aJews$zUnited States$xIdentity 606 $aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)$xInfluence 606 $aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and the arts 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJews$xIdentity. 615 0$aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)$xInfluence. 615 0$aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and the arts. 676 $a305.892/4073 700 $aLevitt$b Laura$f1960-$0790988 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451827903321 996 $aAmerica Jewish loss after the Holocaust$92479717 997 $aUNINA