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Judaica Americana JONATHAN D. SARNA A bibliography of monographic and periodical literature published since I975 and received in the Library of the American Jewish Histor­ ical Society. Categories: Bibliography, Biography & Autobiography, Cultural Life, Economic Life, Education, Genealogy & Family History, History, Holo­ caust, Legal & Political Life, Literature, Performing & Visual Arts, Phi­ losophy & Thought, Regional & Local History, Relations with Non­ Jews, Religion, Social Sciences, Special Studies, Women, Zionism & State of IsraeL Note to Readers: The '7udaica Americana" section of this journal first appeared in vol. 52:I (September 196z) under the editorship of Dr. Nathan M. Kaganoft who had then just been appointed as librarian of the American Jewish Historical Society. From that time onward, un­ til his death on February 4, I99Z, Dr. Kaganoff painstakingly compiled, annotated, and edited this section, which appeared regularly twice a year. All told, Dr. Kaganoff listed about ten thousand individual items dealing with American Jewish history and life during the three decades in which he produced "Judaica Americana"-many of which but for him might easily have been lost and left unrecorded. The burgeoning growth of American Jewish historical scholarship during the past two decades has made the task of maintaining biblio­ graphical control over the field ever more difficult. To identify, acquire, and list all of the many hundreds of books, periodicals, pamphlets, and articles published in the field every year has become an increasingly ex­ pensive and time-consuming task, one beyond the current resources of the American Jewish Historical Society. As a result, changes in the na­ ture and format of this bibliography have become necessary. Henceforward, this bibliography will serve as a listing of new ac­ quisitions in the Society'S library. Fewer annotations will be supplied, and some publications may be included as they are presented to the So­ ciety as gifts, because budgetary constraints Jimit the number of pub­ lications that the Society'S library acquires through purchase. We ask all members of the Society to cooperate with us by sending compli­ mentary copies of their books and articles to the Society'S cataloger. "Judaica Americana" will also now be produced in a new format, utilizing bibliographical computer software and an updated list of cat­ egories. Suggestions and comments on this new format are welcome; Judaica Americana 297 Rafael, Ruth Kelson. Western Jewish History Center. Guide to Archival and Oral History Collections. Berkeley, CA: Western Jewish History Center of the Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, I987. xviii + 207. An extensive archival guide including many photographs alongside detailed list­ ings of documents, artifacts, and oral histories. Sarna, Jonathan D., and Janet Liss. American Jewry: An Annotated Bib­ liography of Publications in Hebrew. Jerusalem: The Hebrew Univer­ sity of Jerusalem, I99I. I09 pp. Schwartz, Charles. George Gershwin: A Selective Bibliography and Discography. Detroit, MI: The College Music Society, I974. II8 pp. Weinberg, Meyer, camp. Racism in the United States: A Comprehen­ sive Classified Bibliography. New York, NY: Greenwood Press, I990. 682 pp. Wissolik, Richard David, ed. Bob Dylan: American Poet and Singer, an Annotated Bibliography and Study Guide of Sources and Background Materials, 196r-I99I. Greensburg, PA: Eadmer Press, I99I. xxi + 97 pp. Biography and Autobiography Burns, Tom. Erving Goffman. New York, NY: Routledge, I992. viii + 386 pp. A study of the work of the distinguished American sociologist. Deitch, Kenneth M. Leonard Bernstein: America s Maestro. Lowell, MA: Discovery Enterprises, Ltd., I99I. 48 pp. Illustrated. For young adults. Dryfoos, Susan W. Jphigene: My Life and The New York Times; The Memoirs of Jphigene Ochs Sulzberger. New York, NY: Times Books, I98I. xxii + 3I2 pp. Feldman, Michael. Whad'ya Know? New York, NY: William Morrow and Co., I99I. I59 pp. Fenyvesi, Charles. When the World Was Whole: Three Centuries of Memories. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1990. xvii + 266 pp. Fluegel, Jane, ed. Bernstein Remembered: A Life in Pictures. New York, NY: Carroll & Graf, 199I. 160 pp. Fraser, Steven. Labor Will Rule: Sidney Hillman and the Rise of Amer­ ican Labor. New York, NY: The Free Press, 199I. xvi + 688 pp. 298 AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY Fried, Ronald K. Corner Men: Great Boxing Trainers. New York, NY: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1991. xxvi + 414 pp. Includes chapters on boxing trainees Charley Goldman and Mannie Seamon. Gold, Herbert. Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in Haiti. Introduction by Jan Morris. New York, NY: Prentice Hall Press, 1991. xiii + 30 3 pp. The story of an American Jew who went to live in Haiti. Golden, Peter. Quiet Diplomat: A Biography of Max M. Fisher. New York, NY: Herzl Press, 1992. xx + 564 pp. Goldman, Herbert G. Fanny Brice: The Original Funny Girl. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1992. x + 308 pp. A biography of the American Jewish stage actress. Gross, David C. Pride of our People: A New Selection of 3 6 Life Sto­ ries of Outstanding, Contemporary Jewish Men and Women. New York, NY: Walker and Company, 1991. ix + 194 pp. Gruber, Ruth. Ahead of Time: My Early Years as a Foreign Corre­ spondent. New York, NY: Wynwood Press, 1991. 319 pp. The biography of an American-Jewish correspondent who traveled in Germany and Siberia at the start of World War II. Hanff, Helene. Underfoot in Show Business. Mt. Kisco, NY: Moyer Bell Limited, 1989. 177 pp. Hardy, Hugh S., ed. The Politz Papers: Science and Truth in Market­ ing Research. Foreword by Darrell B. Lucas with additional notes by W. Edwards Deming. Chicago, IL: American Marketing Association, 1990 . xvii + 351 pp. The life and works of a pioneer in marketing research. Hest, Amy. Love You, Soldier. New York, NY: Four Winds Press, 1991. 47 pp. The story of a young girl in New York city during World War II whose father went to fight in Europe. For young adults. Hyatt, Marshall. Franz Boas, Social Activist: The Dynamics of Eth­ nicity. New York, NY: Greenwood Press, 1990. xii + 174 pp. Hyman, Herbert H. Taking Society's Measure: A Personal History of Survey Research. Edited and with an introduction by Hubert J. O'Gorman with the assistance of Eleanor Singer. New York, NY: Rus­ sell Sage Foundation, 1991. xxiv + 257 pp. The autobiography of one of the founders of survey research. Judaica Americana 299 Ireland, Karin. Albert Einstein. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press, 1989. 108 pp. A juvenile biography. Israeloff, Roberta. In Confidence: Four Years of Therapy. New York, NY: Penguin Books. 213 pp. Kurtzig, Sandra L., and Tom Parker. CEO: Building a $400 Million Company from the Ground Up, New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Co., 199I. 30 3 pp. Autobiography of one of the pioneers of the computer industry. Lacey, Robert. Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Co., 1991. xii + 547 pp. The story of the infamous Jewish gangster. Lasher, Lawrence M., ed. Conversations with Bernard Malamud. Jack­ son, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 199 I. xxiii + 156 pp. Lederer, Regina. From Old World to New: Omi's Stories. Wheaton, MD: the author, 1991. 24 pp. Lederer immigrated to the United States from Austria about 1939. Lewis, Tom. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. 421 pp. One of the "men who made radio" was David Sarnoff. Lobas, Vladimir. Taxi From Hell: Confessions of a Russian Hack. Translated from the Russian by Tamara Glenny. New York: Soho, 1991. xx + 280 pp. Autobiography of a Russian-Jewish Immigrant who became a taxi driver in New York. Marineau, Rene F. Jacob Levy Moreno, 1889-1974: Father of Psy­ chodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy. London: Routledge, 1989. xvi + 198 pp. Marrus, Michael R. Samuel Bronfman: The Life and Times of Seagram's Mr. Sam. Hanover, NH: Brandeis University Press, 199I. 551 pp. Masani, P. R. Norbert Wiener, 1894-1964. Basel: Birkhauser Verlag, 1990.416 pp. McGilligan, Patrick. George Cukor: a Double Life, the Biography of the Gentleman Director. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 199I. 40 4 pp. Mellow, James R. Charmed Circle: Gertrude Stein & Company. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. 528 pp. 300 AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY Michelson, Morris. Of Me I Sing: The Autobiography of Morris Michel­ son. The author, I990. 403 pp. Morgenthau, Henry III. Mostly Morgenthaus: A Family History. New York, NY: Ticknor & Fields, I99I. xxi + 50I pp. Moskowitz, Faye. And the Bridge is Love: Life Stories. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, I99I. I48 pp. Olson, Marilynn Strasser. Ellen Raskin. Boston, MA: Twayne Publish­ ers, I99I. xiv + I20 pp. A study of the life and work of the author and illustrator. Ostransky, Leroy. Sharkey's Kid: A Memoir. New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc, I991. 22I pp. Pearlman, Mickey, and Abby H. P. Werlock. Tillie Olsen. Boston, MA: Twayne Publishers, I991. xviii + I59 pp. Pfaff, Daniel W. Joseph Pulitzer II and the Post-Dispatch: A Newspa­ perman's Life. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, I991. xviii + 455 pp. Polner, Murray, ed. Jewish Profiles: Great Jewish Personalities and In­ stitutions of the Twentieth Century. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc, I991. xviii + 4IO pp. Rabinowitz, Alan. Jaguar: One Man's Battle to Establish the World's First Jaguar Preserve. New York, NY: Anchor Books, I99I. 370 pp. The author is a prominent zoologist with Wildlife Conservation International. Rich, Charles. Charles Rich: Autobiography. Petersham, MA: St. Bede's Publications, I990. I43 pp. Rischin, Moses, and Raphael Asher, eds. The Jewish Legacy and the German Conscience: Essays in Memory of Rabbi Joseph Asher. Berke­ ley, CA: The Judah L. Magnes Museum, I991. x + 357 pp. Includes articles about Rabbi Joseph Asher. Rosenberg, Deena. Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin. New York, NY: Dutton, I99I.
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    Mercédesz Czimbalmos Intermarriage, Conversion, and Jewish Identity Mercédesz Czimbalmos in Contemporary Finland: A study of vernacular Mercédesz Czimbalmos religion in the Finnish Jewish communities This article-based dissertation provides an overview of Finnish-Jewish intermarriages from Intermarriage, Conversion, 1917 until the present by analyzing archival materials together with newly collected semi- structured ethnographic interviews. The interviews were conducted with members of the and Jewish Identity in Jewish Communities of Helsinki and Turku who are partners in intermarriages, either as // individuals who married out or as individuals who married in and converted to Judaism. The Contemporary Finland Intermarriage, Conversion, and Jewish Identity in Contemporary Finland Identity in Contemporary and Jewish Conversion, Intermarriage, key theoretical underpinning of the study is vernacular religion, which is complemented by relevant international research on contemporary interreligious Jewish families. A study of vernacular religion in the Finnish Jewish communities // 2021 9 789521 240379 ISBN 978-952-12-4037-9 Mercédesz Viktória Czimbalmos Born 1991 Previous studies and degrees Master of Arts in Intercultural Encounters, University of Helsinki, 2016 Bachelor of Arts in Hebrew Studies, Eötvös Loránd University, 2014 Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies, Eötvös Loránd University, 2014 Intermarriage, Conversion, and Jewish Identity in Contemporary Finland A study of vernacular religion in the Finnish Jewish communities Mercédesz Czimbalmos Study of Religions Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology Åbo Akademi University Åbo, Finland, 2021 ISBN 978-952-12-4037-9 (printed) ISBN 978‑952‑19‑4038‑6 (digital) Painosalama, Åbo, Finland 2021 Copyright Notice “Laws, doctrines and practice: a study of intermarriages and the ways they challenged the Jewish Community of Helsinki from 1930 to 1970.” In Nordisk judaistik/Scandinavian Jewish Studies 30 (1): 35–54.