TY  - BOOK
AU  - Plaut,Joshua Eli
TI  - A Kosher Christmas: 'tis the season to be Jewish 
SN  - 9780813553818
AV  - GT4986.A1 P53 2012eb
U1  - 394.2663 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New Brunswick, N.J.
PB  - Rutgers University Press
KW  - Christmas
KW  - United States
KW  - Jews
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Noël
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Juifs
KW  - Mœurs et coutumes
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Holidays
KW  - Christmas & Advent
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Jewish Studies
KW  - fast
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
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