| Description |
xx, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: legends of Zelda -- An American Jewish childhood -- Zelda Popkin: modern American woman -- Politics, murder, and war: a career in popular culture -- Facing personal loss and Jewish catastrophe -- Zelda Popkin and the women of Israel -- Left behind in the Golden Age -- "Yes, there is a second chance". |
| Summary |
"This book is about Zelda Popkin who lived and wrote through all the great changes of American Jewish women's lives in the 20th century: the reaction against religious tradition, women's emancipation, struggles against antisemitism, the impact of the Holocaust and the creation of Israel, and the upsurge of Jewish identity in the 1960s"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Popkin, Zelda, 1898-1983.
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Jews -- United States -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Women authors, American -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Popkin, Zelda, 1898-1983. (OCoLC)fst00207972
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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Jews. (OCoLC)fst00983135
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Women authors, American. (OCoLC)fst01177210
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Life and times of an American Jewish woman writer |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Popkin, Jeremy D., 1948- Zelda Popkin Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2023] 9781538168448 (DLC) 2022029245 |
| ISBN |
9781538168431 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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153816843X (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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