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Book SynopsisCompelling first-hand stories of Jewish women fighting racism in the American south while coming of age in the shadow of the Holocaust.
Trade ReviewA well-written, serious, and important book. I learned a great deal from this interesting and rich study. -- Joyce Antler,author of The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America
More than an account of the Jewish women who went South to help in the Civil Rights Movement in the sixties, Debra Schultz has produced a fascinating investigation into the relationship between these women and their parents, their black colleagues in the movement, the Jewish communities in the Southern states, and their final difficult decision to leave the movement. Going South should be read by everyone interested in this vitally important period of American history. -- Helen Suzman,former Member of South African Parliament
Only recently are scholars beginning to pay full attention to the key role women played during the Civil Rights Movement. Going South is an important portrait of an often overlooked group whose workboth behind the scenes and on the front lineshelped transform our nation. -- Marian Wright Edelman,President, Children's Defense Fund
These oral histories are compelling and fascinating, and reclaim a history previously unavailable to us. An original and important contribution. -- Deborah Dash Moore,coeditor of Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia
A fascinating text which adds to our understanding of recent Jewish Left and feminist politics and activism. * Australian Jewish News,Aug. 2001 *
Table of ContentsI Taking the Action 1 Going South, 1960-1963 2 Moving In On Mississippi, 1963-1965 3 Crossing Boundaries: Jewishness in the South, 1960-1967 II Seeking the Legacy 4 Uncovering Family Legacies 5 Exploring Many Ways of Being Jewish 6 Creating a Living Legacy: Passing It On
