Kaufman, David, 1959-

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

2021695127


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.


Electronic Books.

PN1590 / .J494 2012