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Zelda Popkin : the life and times of an American Jewish woman writer
Title
Zelda Popkin : the life and times of an American Jewish woman writer / Jeremy D. Popkin.
ISBN
9781538168431
153816843X
9781538168448
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2023]
Physical Description
xx, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"This book is about Zelda Popkin who lived and wrote through all the great changes of American Jewish women's lives in the 20th century: the reaction against religious tradition, women's emancipation, struggles against antisemitism, the impact of the Holocaust and the creation of Israel, and the upsurge of Jewish identity in the 1960s"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Life and times of an American Jewish woman writer
Other formats
Online version: Popkin, Jeremy D., 1948- Zelda Popkin Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 06, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Zelda Popkin: an American Jew, an American woman, an American writer
An American Jewish childhood
Zelda Popkin: modern American woman
Women, murderers, and soldiers: a career in popular culture
Facing personal loss and Jewish catastrophe
Zelda Popkin and the women of Israel
Left behind in the "Golden Age"
"Yes, there is a second chance".
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