{"product_id":"too-jewish-or-not-jewish-enough-ritual-objects-and-avant-garde-art-at-the-jewish-museum-of-new-york-9781805392774","title":"Too Jewish or Not Jewish Enough: Ritual Objects","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDisplays of Jewish ritual objects in public, non-Jewish settings by Jews are a comparatively recent phenomenon. So too is the establishment of Jewish museums. This volume explores the origins of the Jewish Museum of New York and its evolution from collecting and displaying Jewish ritual objects, to Jewish art, to exhibiting avant-garde art devoid of Jewish content, created by non-Jews. Established within a rabbinic seminary, the museum’s formation and development reflect changes in Jewish society over the twentieth century as it grappled with choices between religion and secularism, particularism and universalism, and ethnic pride and assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The Jewish Museum in New York is undoubtedly the premier Jewish museum in the United States… A scholar and an artist, Abt shows superbly the intricacies of creating the museum, the tensions and conflicts over definitions, the role of philanthropists, religious figures, curators, and scholars, and the impact of the site on the Museum Mile of New York. As such, this volume is engaging and important reading for all attracted to the world of museums.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRichard I. Cohen\u003c\/strong\u003e, co-author of \u003cem\u003eSamuel Hirszenberg (1865–1908): A Polish Jewish Artist in Turmoil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a cleanly written and well-organized history of the Jewish Museum in New York that clearly articulates how it came into being as well as that history’s significance for the larger field of (Jewish) museum studies. This is book that anyone involved in Jewish museums or Jewish material culture will want to read. The book fills a real gap in the field.\u0026amp;rquo;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Laura Leibman\u003c\/strong\u003e, Reed College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePrologue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMuseum Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Contours of Secularization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSecularizing Sacred Objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRitual Objects and Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. Entering the Contact Zone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFrom Ritual Objects to Cultural Artifacts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tExpositions, Subalterns, and the Public Sphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPlacing Judaism on Display\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. Seeding a Seminary Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t“Jewish Ecclesiastical Art”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tJudaica for a National Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Museum of Jewish Ceremonial and Historical Objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFinding an Audience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. A New Venue, a New Purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReimagining the Museum: Interfaith Dialogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReimagining the Museum: Cultural History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReimagining the Museum: Modern Jewish Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArt’s Usefulness for Jews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAbstraction, Renunciation, Faith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. Creating a Way and Space for Contemporary Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Premise of Universality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReshaping the Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Art World’s 92nd Street Y, New School, and \u003cem\u003eCommentary\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tInaugurating the List Addition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. The Avant-Garde or Judaica?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Nature of a Real Explosion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPursuing a Greater Balance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Museum, the Seminary, and Conservative Judaism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEthnography, History, or Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. Secular Paths Through the Avant-Garde, the Lower East Side, and Ancient Israe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReaffirming the Avant-Garde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHeritage Rather Than Religion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Lower East Side and Masada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tVictim of Confusion | An Institution Adrift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. The \u003cem\u003eJewish \u003c\/em\u003eJewish Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Soul Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPushing Boundaries: Ethical, Social, Financial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDenouement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCultural History, Ethnicity, and Jewish Experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \tEndnotes\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042817605975,"sku":"9781805392774","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/too-jewish-or-not-jewish-enough-ritual-objects-and-avant-garde-art-at-the-jewish-museum-of-new-york-9781805392774","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}