Beyond Stereotypes: American Jews and Sports by Ari F. Sclar Paperback Book

Beyond Stereotypes by Ari F. Sclar

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Description After the Civil War, sports slowly gained a prominent position within American culture. This development provided Jews with opportunities to participate in one of few American cultures not closed off to them. Jewish athleticism challenged anti-Semitic depictions of supposed physical inferiority while helping to construct American Jewish identity.

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In the decades after the Civil War, sports slowly gained a prominent position within American culture. This development provided Jews with opportunities to participate in one of the few American cultures not closed off to them. Jewish athleticism challenged anti-Semitic depictions of Jews supposed physical inferiority while helping to construct a modern American Jewish identity. An Americanization narrative emerged that connected Jewish athleticism with full acceptance and integration into American society. This acceptance was not without struggle, but Jews succeeded and participated in the American sporting culture as athletes, coaches, owners, and fans.The diversity of topics in this volume reflect that the field of the history of American Jews and sports is growing and has moved beyond the need to overcome the idea that Jews are simply People of the Book. The contributions to this volume paint a broad picture of Jewish participation in sports, with essays written by respected historians who have examined specific sports, individuals, leagues, cities, and the impact of sport on Judaism. Despite the continued belief that Jewish religious or cultural identity remains somehow distinct from the American idea of the athlete, the volume demonstrates that American Jews have had a tremendous contribution to American sports and conversely, that sports have helped construct American Jewish culture and identity.

Author Biography

Ari F. Sclar is a lecturer at Hunter College with a PhD from Stony Brook University. His doctoral dissertation examined basketball's impact on American Jewish culture and identity in the first half of the twentieth century. He previously directed content for the Jews in Sports website, first at New York University and then the American Jewish Historical Society.

Details ISBN 1612499104 ISBN-13 9781612499109 Title Beyond Stereotypes Author Ari F. Sclar Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 226 Publisher Purdue University Press GE_Item_ID:160110439; About Us

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