Daughters of Israel; Daughters of the South examines southern Jewish womanhood during the Antebellum and Civil War eras. In an overwhelmingly Protestant South; Jewish women created and maintained unique American Jewish identities through their efforts in education; writing; religious observance; paid and unpaid labor; and relationships with Christian whites and enslaved African-Americans. This book examines how southern Jewish women fought proselytization through their religious convictions; challenged anti-Semitism using public and private writing; maintained a distinctive southern Judaism; promoted their own status and legitimacy as southerners; and worked diligently as Confederate ambassadors.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful. Superb and Moving for Daughter of 1946 Dunbar GraduateBy Pamela ColbertGoose bumps is what I first felt when I read the book. I am on my second reading. My father Charles Oliver Colbert; graduated from Dunbar in 1946. My grandmother lived on First Street N.W. directly across from the school. Mary Gibson Hundley a neighbor taught French; English and Latin at Dunbar 1920 - 1954 and helped many graduates go to Ivy League colleges (Radciffe College has her papers). My father insisted I visit Prof. Hundley on Sunday's when we would visit my grandmother who still lived in the house on First Street. Mrs. Hundley lived on First Street a few blocks up. She wrote a very moving story of Dunbar - The Dunbar Story 1870-1955. Alison seems to capture the very essence of the school and what it meant. It was painful to read about the failed attempt to save the school as my father and a group of his classmates (yes they were that close until the very day they died) worked relentlessly to save the school. When that failed; many put on black caps black pants; went down in the middle of the night ( I drove ) to get a bricks from the soon to be debris of the old school. We kept a full wheelbarrel of Dunbar bricks in our basement for many years. That said a lot about the love and spirit of the school. Because of Mrs. Hundley and my Dad I went to Mount Holyoke and the Sorbonne and became a Fellow at a top business school. The talent the school produced is too long to list but should be. Maybe a pull out so we can share with our kids. Like Evelyn Boyd Granville; Ph.D (Yale) - second woman to obtain a Ph.D. in mathematics - the list goes on and on. Alison captured the talent; the drive and the essence so well it was a page turner and huge motivator. The book will be an inspiration to all the young people in my life. I hope to purchase many more and share with them so they will be as inspired and hopefully motivated as the students and professionals she profiles.11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Top-rate story about the people who made a school and an analysis of the politics behind a historical-educational institutionBy DC.TeacherReaders can draw inspiration from Dunbar's proud history and the accomplishments of its illustrious alumni. They can also learn from Stewart's analysis of how Dunbar succeeded; why it fell; and perhaps what we can expect and demand from the school as its faculty and students move into a new building; a move that has been labeled a "New Era Dawning." Stewart tells a balanced story that traces one school's journey through decades of education policy. In the process; she offers a clear lesson on the dangers that poisonous politics pose to student learning.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Waiting for more on Dunbar High SchoolBy AllysonThank you for letting Dunbar's light shine. My great aunt; Blanche C.Winston a tennis star who was honored by Arthur Ashe; was in the very first graduating class of Dunbar High School; followed a few years later by my aunt; class of 1926 and my mother; class of 1929. They implanted in their decendents the important legacy of this educational institution and the names and stories of the many; many African American leaders who excelled in every discipline. I applaud your work and encourage you to publish another volume where you name more of these extraordinary students and delve deeper into their collegiate and professional lives.You might start with Howard N. Fitzhugh '26 who continued his studies at Harvard; graduating cum laude in 1930; and at Columbia and American universites. Fitzhugh was named the "Dean of Black Business" in 1974. While an executive at Pepsi Cola corporation he invented the concept of "target marketing". Truly a man ahead of his time. I look forward to a sequel about Dunbar's illustrious graduates soon.
