Jewish Historical Societies: Navigating the Professional-Amatuer Divide Friedmann Jonathan L.
Jewish Historical Societies: Navigating the Professional-Amatuer Divide Friedmann Jonathan L. Since the early 1950s, local and regional historical societies have been an important part of the…
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Jewish Historical Societies: Navigating the Professional-Amatuer Divide Friedmann Jonathan L.
Since the early 1950s, local and regional historical societies have been an important part of the American Jewish landscape, providing community outreach, housing archives, fostering research, and publishing historical studies. Following an overview of key players, major themes, representative organizations, and recurring critiques, the chapter proposes ways to address the essential question: Can Jewish history on the local and This book charts the development, undertakings, successes, shortcomings, and possible future of local and regional Jewish historical societies in the United States.The lead chapter, by Joel Gereboff, explores the challenges of constructing and presenting Jewish history and what disparities exist between amateur historians and professionals in regards to standards, tools, methods, analysis, and contextualization.