The author explores the important role that Jewish performers and middlemen played in the evolution of popular culture throughout the century, from stage and big screen to radio, television, and the music industry. He concludes with a discussion of Jewish values that helps explain the role that Jews continue to play in American popular culture.
The author explores the important role that Jewish performers and middlemen played in the evolution of popular culture throughout the century, from stage and big screen to radio, television, and the music industry. He concludes with a discussion of Jewish values that helps explain the role that Jews continue to play in American popular culture.
Robert Cherry is Brueklundian Professor at Brooklyn College and City University of New York Graduate Center. He has published eight books, primarily on economic discrimination and poverty, and more than 100 articles in professional journals, including a number on religious themes, most recently ""Jesus and the Baal Shem Tov: Similar Roles but Different Outcomes.""
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Preface Introduction: Jewish Values and Popular Culture Chapter 1 Contrasting Immigrant Religious Beliefs Chapter 2 Irish Catholic Immigrants and Wholesome Vaudeville Chapter 3 Jewish Vaudeville Ascendancy Chapter 4 Jewish Influence during the Silent Film Era Chapter 5 The 1930s Movie Moguls: Louis B. Mayer and Warner Brothers Chapter 6 The Jewish Community and Black Music Chapter 7 The Jewish Role in the Rise of the Broadway Musical Chapter 8 Jewish Jazz Performers and Middlemen Chapter 9 Radio and Early Television: Jewish Owners, Comedy Writers, and Vaudevillians Chapter 10 The Postwar Period Chapter 11 The Origins of Jewish Views on Bodily Pleasure Notes Index About the Author
Preface Introduction: Jewish Values and Popular Culture Chapter 1 Contrasting Immigrant Religious Beliefs Chapter 2 Irish Catholic Immigrants and Wholesome Vaudeville Chapter 3 Jewish Vaudeville Ascendancy Chapter 4 Jewish Influence during the Silent Film Era Chapter 5 The 1930s Movie Moguls: Louis B. Mayer and Warner Brothers Chapter 6 The Jewish Community and Black Music Chapter 7 The Jewish Role in the Rise of the Broadway Musical Chapter 8 Jewish Jazz Performers and Middlemen Chapter 9 Radio and Early Television: Jewish Owners, Comedy Writers, and Vaudevillians Chapter 10 The Postwar Period Chapter 11 The Origins of Jewish Views on Bodily Pleasure Notes Index About the Author
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