Of Moses And Marx
The Jewish Labor Movement was a radical subculture that flourished within the trade union and political movements in the United States in the early part of the twentieth century. Jewish immigrant activists—socialists, communists, anarchists, and labor Zionists—adapted aspects of the traditions with which they were raised in order to express the politics of social transformation. In doing so, they created a folk ideology which reflected their dual ethnic/class identity. This book explores that...
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Examines the beliefs and rituals of the Jewish Labor Movement in the United States not simply as emblems of ethnic identity, but as forms of expressive behavior.
ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Ch. 1When Moses Met Marx: Aspects of Jewish Radical Folk Ideology13Ch. 2Folk Ideology and Folk History: Reading Writings about the Jewish Labor Movement27Ch. 3Matters of Belief: Secularized Judaism and Spiritualized Radicalism53Ch. 4"A Story in Itself": Personal Narrative and Folk Ideology79Ch. 5Folklore and Folk Ideology: Political Expression in Traditional Forms93Ch. 6The "Third" Seder of Passover: Liberating a Ritual of Liberation119Conclusion141App. AThe Jewish Labor Movement in Los Angeles147App. BA Bund Haggadah155App. CA "Third" Seder: Passover165App. DHollywood Kindershule Pesach Hagadah189Notes197Bibliography227Index241
