The Chosen Folks: Jews on the Frontiers of Texas

Texas has one of the largest Jewish populations in the South and West, comprising an often-overlooked vestige...
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The Chosen Folks: Jews on the Frontiers of Texas by Stone, Bryan Edward

The Chosen Folks: Jews on the Frontiers of Texas

$93.09

The Chosen Folks: Jews on the Frontiers of Texas

$93.09
Author: Bryan Edward Stone
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Texas has one of the largest Jewish populations in the South and West, comprising an often-overlooked vestige of the Diaspora. The Chosen Folks brings this rich aspect of the past to light, going beyond single biographies and photographic histories to explore the full evolution of the Jewish experience in Texas.

Drawing on previously unpublished archival materials and synthesizing earlier research, Bryan Edward Stone begins with the crypto-Jews who fled the Spanish Inquisition in the late sixteenth century and then discusses the unique Texas-Jewish communities that flourished far from the acknowledged centers of Jewish history and culture. The effects of this peripheral identity are explored in depth, from the days when geographic distance created physical divides to the redefinitions of "frontier" that marked the twentieth century. The rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the creation of Israel in the wake of the Holocaust, and the civil rights movement are covered as well, raising provocative questions about the attributes that enabled Texas Jews to forge a distinctive identity on the national and world stage. Brimming with memorable narratives, The Chosen Folks brings to life a cast of vibrant pioneers.



Author: Bryan Edward Stone
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 03/01/2010
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780292728974

About the Author
Bryan Edward Stone is Assistant Professor of History at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi.He has published several articles about Texas Jewry and contributed a chapter to the 2007 essay collection, Lone Stars of David. He has held teaching positions in

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