Beyond Stereotypes: American Jews and Sports

by Ari F. Sclar

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557536996
• ISBN13: 9781557536990
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"