The Jewish Struggle in the 21st Century

Conflict, Positionality, and Multiculturalism
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-46406-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 134 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 269 g

Reihe: Personal/Public Scholarship

Jews and the study of antisemitism are often disregarded in multiculturalism in the United States. This “brushing aside” of the Jewish community places Jews in a very difficult situation because, due to continued discrimination and prejudice, Jews need recognition and acceptance in the multicultural community. While light-skinned American Jews are often perceived as White, they are positioned between being considered White and somehow less than when they are found to be Jewish. Therefore, Jews find themselves in this nebulous “space between” the Black/White binary.

This text takes a personal approach to the study of Jewish people, antisemitism, and the inclusion of the Jewish experience into university multicultural discourse. It also introduces a new Jewish critical race framework that develops from Critical Race Theory and has similarities in the fight against racism and injustice in U.S. society.

The Jewish Struggle in the 21st Century: Conflict, Positionality, and Multiculturalism addresses the needs of the Jewish community in the United States as it pertains to its tenuous position in the fields of multiculturalism and critical race studies. It addresses the lack of representation in the diversity and multicultural education classroom as well as issues of antisemitism at the university level.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rubin, Daniel Ian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Antisemitismus, Pogrome, Shoah
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Moderne & Gegenwart

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Warren J. Blumenfeld
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter Overview

Chapter 2: Still Wandering: The Exclusion of Jews from Issues of Social Justice and Multicultural Thought

Background

Jews as a Minority Group

Jewish Exclusion in Multiculturalism

Teaching Antisemitic Awareness in Education

Conclusion

Implications

Chapter 3: Jews and Blacks in the Time of COVID-19: Solidarity and Conflict

Introduction

The Conflicted History of Black/Jewish Relations

Where Do We Go from Here?

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Hebcrit: A New Dimension of Critical Race Theory

Introduction

Hebcrit and Critical Race Theory

Jews Defined

Jews as a Persecuted Group

Jews and the Question of Race

Jews and the Tenuous “Space Between”

Jews and the Issue of Power

Critical Race Theory and Jewish Invisibility

Hebcrit and Counternarratives

Conclusion

Chapter 5: Whiter Shade of Pale: Making the Case for Jewish Presence in the Multicultural Classroom

Background

Introduction

Resurgent Antisemitism

The Notion of “Whiteness” and White Identity

Jewish Sense of Self

Exclusion from Multicultural and Social Justice Discourse

Conclusion

Chapter 6: Navigating the “Space Between” the Black/White Binary: A Call for Jewish Multicultural Inclusion

Introduction

The Diversity and Multicultural Classroom

Racialization and the Jews

The Black/White Binary

The “Space Between”

The Negative Effects of Jewish Invisibility

Conclusion

Chapter 7: The Muddy Waters of Multicultural Acceptance: A Qualitative Case Study on Antisemitism and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Introduction

Antisemitism and Multicultural Education

Research Questions

Methodology

Theoretical Lens

Zionism and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Results

Discussion

Conclusion

Implications

Chapter 8: Jewish Academics’ Experiences of Antisemitism within the United States

Introduction

Perception of Antisemitism

Hostility on U.S. Campuses

Methodology

Research Questions

Participant Information

Personal Experiences with Harassment

Professional Experiences of Harassment

Discussion

Conclusion

Future Research

Limitations

Chapter 9: The Stereotypical Portrayal of Jewish Masculinity on The Big Bang Theory

Introduction

A Brief Depiction of the Jewish Male (and His Mother, of Course)

The Jewish Mother

The Television Depiction of the Jewish Male

The Wolowitz Conundrum

Representation of Judaism

Television, Stereotypes, and Perception

Conclusion

Implications

Chapter 10: Conclusion

Reflection

Where Do We Go from Here?

References

About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel Ian Rubin, Ph.D. (2013), New Mexico State University, is Adjunct Faculty at the University of Redlands School of Education. He has over twenty publications, including the co-authored A Time of Covidiocy: Media, Politics, and Social Upheaval (Brill, 2021).