The Art of Being Jewish in Modern Times–Now in Paperback

The Art of Being Jewish in Modern Times

Edited by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett and Jonathan Karp

464 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 | 59 illus.

Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4002-3 | $49.95 | £32.50

Paper 2008 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2047-6 | $29.95 | £19.50

A volume in the Jewish Culture and Contexts series

The Art of Being Jewish in Modern TimesThis richly illustrated volume illuminates how the arts have helped Jews confront the challenges of modernity. There truly is an art to being Jewish in the modern world–or, alternatively, an art to being modern in the Jewish world–and this collection fully captures its range, diversity, and historical significance.

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