{"product_id":"the-american-jewish-story-through-cinema-paperback-softback-9780292754690","title":"The American Jewish Story Through Cinema (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292754690","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe American Jewish Story Through Cinema\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEric A. Goldman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292754690\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.367 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFor those who don’t often read academic criticism, this book may prove an enlightening way of rethinking how to experience a film. Goldman’s style isn’t too Ivory Tower as to not be inclusive, plus the stories of Jewish icons like Barbra Streisand and Jewish film producers are good and juicy.\u003c\/div\u003e (The Times of Israel) \u003cdiv\u003eGoldman offers readers a superb, thought-provoking analysis tracing the metamorphosis of the image of the Jew as portrayed through 80 years of American cinema....Goldman paints a powerful portrait of the Jewish image by focusing his study on nine films that had a profound influence on the American public....A well-referenced, well-researched contribution to any film studies collection.\u003c\/div\u003e (Library Journal) \u003cdiv\u003eThe aim of this comprehensive photograph-filled book is to show how films portray the American Jewish experience. This is a herculean task, for it needs not only a knowledge of films made over the decades but a mastery of American Jewish history, literature, sociology, politics and religion. But Eric A. Goldman has the all-encompassing grasp to tell this story, both on a broad canvas and in fascinating anecdotal portraits. This is a wonderful book for any lover of American films.\u003c\/div\u003e (Hadassah Magazine) \u003cdiv\u003eA fine addition to the field. . . . Goldman's film selections, primary sources, and pedagogical tools may very well provide the impetus to stir students’ interest in the American Jewish experience.\u003c\/div\u003e - Silvia Rode\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the \u003ci\u003ehaggadah\u003c\/i\u003e, the traditional “telling” of the story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt that is read at the Passover seder, cinema offers a valuable text from which to gain an understanding of the social, political, and cultural realities of Jews in America. In an industry strongly influenced by Jewish filmmakers who made and continue to make the decisions as to which films are produced, the complex and evolving nature of the American Jewish condition has had considerable impact on American cinema and, in particular, on how Jews are reflected on the screen. This groundbreaking study analyzes select mainstream films from the beginning of the sound era to today to provide an understanding of the American Jewish experience over the last century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first half of the twentieth century, Hollywood’s movie moguls, most of whom were Jewish, shied away from asserting a Jewish image on the screen for fear that they might be too closely identified with that representation. Over the next two decades, Jewish moviemakers became more comfortable with the concept of a Jewish hero and with an overpowered, yet heroic, Israel. In time, the Holocaust assumed center stage as the single event with the greatest effect on American Jewish identity. Recently, as American Jewish screenwriters, directors, and producers have become increasingly comfortable with their heritage, we are seeing an unprecedented number of movies that spotlight Jewish protagonists, experiences, and challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface. Film as Haggadah: Toward a Better Understanding of America's Jews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Introduction: A Century of American Jewish Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Singer\u003c\/i\u003e: Out of the Jewish Ghetto (The 1920s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. \u003ci\u003eGentleman's Agreement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrossfire\u003c\/i\u003e: Films That Took on Anti-Semitism in 1947 (The 1940s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. \u003ci\u003eThe Young Lions\u003c\/i\u003e: Guaranteeing Acceptance (The 1950s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. \u003ci\u003eThe Way We Were\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e: Barbra Streisand and the Evolving American Jewish Woman (The 1970s and 1980s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. \u003ci\u003eAvalon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiberty Heights\u003c\/i\u003e: The Spirit of Family-Remembering Better (The 1990s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Illuminated\u003c\/i\u003e: A New Direction in Film-Searching for a Usable Past (The Twenty-First Century)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected Filmography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530886050072,"sku":"9780292754690","price":18.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-american-jewish-story-through-cinema-paperback-softback-9780292754690","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}