Between the Lines: Postwar Stories
Part of Between the Lines: Author Conversations from The Library of JTS
Dr. Rachel Gordan joins us to discuss her book Postwar Stories: How Books Made Judaism American. The period immediately following World War II was an era of dramatic transformation for Jews in America. At the start of the 1940s, President Roosevelt had to all but promise that if Americans entered the war, it would not be to save the Jews. But by the end of the decade, antisemitism was in decline and Jews were moving toward general acceptance in American society. Drawing on several archives, magazine articles, and nearly forgotten bestsellers, Postwar Stories examines how 绿帽社 middlebrow literature helped to shape post-Holocaust American 绿帽社 identity.
About the Author
Rachel Gordan is an assistant professor of religion and 绿帽社 Studies at the University of Florida, where she is Shorstein Professor of American 绿帽社 Culture and Society. She received her PhD at Harvard and her BA at Yale.
