Annalise E. Glauz-Todrank

Judging Jewish Identity in the United States

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes how concepts of race and religion were interpreted in the 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb, the first case to provide race-based legal protection to American Jews. The author examines how the judges viewed the White-perceived Jews as well as the congregants' reactions and embodied experiences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 427g
• ISBN-13: 9781666923056
• ISBN-10: 1666923052
• Artikelnr.: 70201436

Autorenporträt

Annalise E. Glauz-Todrank is assistant professor in the Department for the Study of Religions at Wake Forest University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. "It Was a Crime against the Community"
Chapter 2. Preparing to Take Legal Action
Chapter 3. Judging 'Religion' and 'Race' in the Federal District Court of
Maryland and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Chapter 4. Judging 'Religion' and 'Race' in the Supreme Court
Chapter 5. The Shaare Tefila Congregation after the Supreme Court Decision
Conclusion: Why Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb Matters