A Kosher Christmas : 'tis the season to be Jewish / Joshua Eli Plaut.
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TextPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - 9780813553818
- 0813553814
- Christmas -- United States
- Jews -- United States -- Social life and customs
- United States -- Social life and customs
- Noël -- États-Unis
- Juifs -- États-Unis -- Mœurs et coutumes
- États-Unis -- Mœurs et coutumes
- RELIGION -- Holidays -- Christmas & Advent
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Jewish Studies
- Christmas
- Jews -- Social life and customs
- Manners and customs
- United States
- 394.2663 23
- GT4986.A1 P53 2012eb
- online - EBSCO
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A Kosher Christmas portrays how Jews are shaping the public and private character of Christmas by transforming December into a joyous holiday season belonging to all Americans through unique and innovative responses, including transforming Hanukkah into the Jewish Christmas; creating a national Jewish tradition of patronizing Chinese restaurants and comedy shows on Christmas Eve; volunteering at shelters and soup kitchens on Christmas Day; and blending holiday traditions into an interfaith hyb.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Sarna, Jonathan D. -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Coping with Christmas: A Multitude of Jewish Responses -- 1. Coming to the New World: Can the American Jew Keep Christmas? -- 2. Hanukkah Comes of Age: The New Jewish Christmas -- 3. We Eat Chinese Food on Christmas -- 4. "'Twas the Night Before Hanukkah": Remaking Christmas through Parody and Popular Culture -- 5. The Christmas Mitzvah: 'Tis the Season to Be Giving -- 6. Chrismukkah and Festivus: Holidays for the Rest of Us -- Conclusion: Menorahs Next to Madonnas: Shaping the Future of Christmas in America -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author