{"product_id":"jewish-historical-societies-navigating-the-professional-amateur-divide-9781682831816","title":"Jewish Historical Societies: Navigating the Professional-Amateur Divide","description":"Since the early 1950s, local and regional historical\u003cbr\u003esocieties have been an important part of the American Jewish landscape, \u003cbr\u003eproviding community outreach, housing archives, fostering research, and\u003cbr\u003epublishing historical studies. This book charts the development, undertakings, \u003cbr\u003esuccesses, shortcomings, and possible future of local and regional Jewish\u003cbr\u003ehistorical societies in the United States.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lead chapter, by Joel Gereboff, explores the challenges\u003cbr\u003eof constructing and presenting Jewish history and what disparities exist between\u003cbr\u003eamateur historians and professionals in regards to standards, tools, methods, \u003cbr\u003eanalysis, and contextualization. Following an overview of key players, major\u003cbr\u003ethemes, representative organizations, and recurring critiques, the chapter\u003cbr\u003eproposes ways to address the essential question: Can Jewish history on the\u003cbr\u003elocal and regional levels be more inclusive, better integrated with broader\u003cbr\u003etrends of Jewish and general history, and improved according to scholarly norms\u003cbr\u003eand expectations of social history? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing this are six chapters by leaders of local and\u003cbr\u003eregional Jewish historical societies: George M. Goodwin of the Rhode\u003cbr\u003eIsland Jewish Historical Association; Jonathan L. Friedmann of the Western\u003cbr\u003eStates Jewish History Association; Mark K. Bauman of the Southern Jewish\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Society; Catherine Cangany of the Jewish Historical Society of\u003cbr\u003eMichigan; Jeanne Abrams of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society; and\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Bell of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society. The selected societies\u003cbr\u003ecover major regions of the country--New England, Midwest, South, Southwest, and\u003cbr\u003eWest--and, as such, are representative of the broader phenomenon of American\u003cbr\u003eJewish historical societies. These chapters are followed by a chronologically\u003cbr\u003earranged appendix listing American Jewish historical societies, their mission\u003cbr\u003estatements, and their publications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorical grounding is imperative for an\u003cbr\u003eunderstanding of community and self. Equally essential is the type of\u003cbr\u003einformation that makes up that history, as well as how that information is\u003cbr\u003erecounted and interpreted. No individual or community exists in isolation;\u003cbr\u003ehuman history is complex, multilayered, and interwoven. While all history may\u003cbr\u003ebe local, it does not exist in a vacuum--this volume illuminates that concept\u003cbr\u003eand situates it within the Jewish historical landscape.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Texas Tech University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50390846603538,"sku":"9781682831816","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a6061d84-b2cd-436a-a1ba-33b74ab19224.jpg?v=1728958054","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jewish-historical-societies-navigating-the-professional-amateur-divide-9781682831816","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}