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The first English book-length study of its kind: A fascinating examination of American Jewish immigrants whose literary legacy included messages of freedom for all marginalized populations, particularly Native Americans and those with African ancestry.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. Encountering Native Americans: B. N. Silkiner's Mul ohel Timmura
  • Chapter Two. Facing the Sunset: Israel Efros on Native Americans
  • Chapter Three. To Be as Others: E. E. Lisitzky's Representation of Native Americans
  • Chapter Four. Fantasy or Plain Folk: Imagining Native Americans
  • Chapter Five. Child's Play: Hillel Bavli's "Mrs. Woods" and the Indian in American Hebrew Literature
  • Chapter Six. Red Heart, Black Skin: E. E. Lisitzky's Encounters with African American Folksong and Poetry
  • Chapter Seven. From Prop to Trope to Real Folks: Blacks in Hebrew Literature
  • Chapter Eight. Representing African Americans: The Realistic Trend
  • Chapter Nine. The Language of Alienation: The Anxiety of an Americanized Hebrew
  • Chapter Ten. Singing the Song of Zion: American Hebrew Literature and Israel
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/2009
      ISBN13: 9780292723566, 978-0292723566
      ISBN10: 0292723563
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first English book-length study of its kind: A fascinating examination of American Jewish immigrants whose literary legacy included messages of freedom for all marginalized populations, particularly Native Americans and those with African ancestry.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Chapter One. Encountering Native Americans: B. N. Silkiner's Mul ohel Timmura
      • Chapter Two. Facing the Sunset: Israel Efros on Native Americans
      • Chapter Three. To Be as Others: E. E. Lisitzky's Representation of Native Americans
      • Chapter Four. Fantasy or Plain Folk: Imagining Native Americans
      • Chapter Five. Child's Play: Hillel Bavli's "Mrs. Woods" and the Indian in American Hebrew Literature
      • Chapter Six. Red Heart, Black Skin: E. E. Lisitzky's Encounters with African American Folksong and Poetry
      • Chapter Seven. From Prop to Trope to Real Folks: Blacks in Hebrew Literature
      • Chapter Eight. Representing African Americans: The Realistic Trend
      • Chapter Nine. The Language of Alienation: The Anxiety of an Americanized Hebrew
      • Chapter Ten. Singing the Song of Zion: American Hebrew Literature and Israel
      • Conclusion
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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