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By studying the multiracial Jewish organisation Hatzaad Harishon, Janice W. Fernheimerâs Stepping into Zion considers the question âœWho is a Jew?â - a critical rhetorical issue with far-reaching consequences for Jews and non-Jews alike. Hatzaad Harishon (âœThe First Stepâ) was a New York-based, multiracial Jewish organisation that worked to increase recognition and legitimacy of black Jews in the sixties and seventies. In Stepping into Zion, Janice W. Fernheimer examines the history and archives of Hatzaad Harishon to illuminate the definition and borders of Jewish identity, which have critical relevance to Jews of all traditions as well as to non-Jews. Fernheimer focuses on a period when white Jewish identity was in flux and deeply influenced by the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. In 1964, white and black Jews formed Hatzaad Harishon to foster interaction and unity between black and white Jewish communities. They raised the question of who or what constitutes Jewishness

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      Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
      Publication Date: 10/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780817318246, 978-0817318246
      ISBN10: 0817318240
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      Book Synopsis
      By studying the multiracial Jewish organisation Hatzaad Harishon, Janice W. Fernheimerâs Stepping into Zion considers the question âœWho is a Jew?â - a critical rhetorical issue with far-reaching consequences for Jews and non-Jews alike. Hatzaad Harishon (âœThe First Stepâ) was a New York-based, multiracial Jewish organisation that worked to increase recognition and legitimacy of black Jews in the sixties and seventies. In Stepping into Zion, Janice W. Fernheimer examines the history and archives of Hatzaad Harishon to illuminate the definition and borders of Jewish identity, which have critical relevance to Jews of all traditions as well as to non-Jews. Fernheimer focuses on a period when white Jewish identity was in flux and deeply influenced by the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. In 1964, white and black Jews formed Hatzaad Harishon to foster interaction and unity between black and white Jewish communities. They raised the question of who or what constitutes Jewishness

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