LEADER 03337nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910827111203321 005 20230725041536.0 010 $a0-292-79279-4 024 7 $a10.7560/721777 035 $a(CKB)2520000000006548 035 $a(OCoLC)608691559 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10372222 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000414025 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11313100 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414025 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10393655 035 $a(PQKB)10099367 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443467 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2263 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443467 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10372222 035 $a(DE-B1597)587866 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292792791 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000006548 100 $a20090831d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe chosen folks $eJews on the frontiers of Texas /$fBryan Edward Stone 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 225 1 $aJewish history, life, and culture 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-72177-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aLos judi?os en la frontera -- A wild Indian region: at home on the frontier -- The possum and the Zionist -- Texas news for Texas Jews -- Texas Jews and the Ku Klux Klan -- Traditional Judaism and the Beth Israel revolt -- Texas Jews respond to the world crises of the 1940's -- Are you going to serve us?: Texas Jews and the Black civil rights movement -- Interior frontiers. 330 $aTexas has one of the largest Jewish populations in the South and West, comprising an often-overlooked vestige of the Diaspora. The Chosen Folks brings this rich aspect of the past to light, going beyond single biographies and photographic histories to explore the full evolution of the Jewish experience in Texas. Drawing on previously unpublished archival materials and synthesizing earlier research, Bryan Edward Stone begins with the crypto-Jews who fled the Spanish Inquisition in the late sixteenth century and then discusses the unique Texas-Jewish communities that flourished far from the acknowledged centers of Jewish history and culture. The effects of this peripheral identity are explored in depth, from the days when geographic distance created physical divides to the redefinitions of "frontier" that marked the twentieth century. The rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the creation of Israel in the wake of the Holocaust, and the civil rights movement are covered as well, raising provocative questions about the attributes that enabled Texas Jews to forge a distinctive identity on the national and world stage. Brimming with memorable narratives, The Chosen Folks brings to life a cast of vibrant pioneers. 410 0$aJewish history, life, and culture. 606 $aJews$zTexas$xHistory 607 $aTexas$xEthnic relations 615 0$aJews$xHistory. 676 $a976.4/004924 700 $aStone$b Bryan Edward$f1967-$01597014 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827111203321 996 $aThe chosen folks$93918615 997 $aUNINA