Jewhooing the sixties : American celebrity and Jewish identity; Sandy Koufax, Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan, and Barbra Streisand /
David E. Kaufman.
- Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 340 pages).
- Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Jews, celebrity, and the early 1960s -- Sandy Koufax: super Jew -- Lenny Bruce: dirty Jew -- Bob Dylan: wandering Jew -- Barbra Streisand: Hollywood Jew -- Epilogue: Jewhooing into the twenty-first century.
A lively look at four major Jewish celebrities of early 1960s America, who together made their mark on both American culture and Jewish identity.
9781611683158
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Jews in the performing arts--United States. Jewish athletes--United States. Jewish entertainers--United States. Jews in popular culture--United States. Popular culture--History--United States--20th century. Nineteen sixties.