Jonathan D. Sarna, General Editor; Sylvia Barack Fishman, Associate EditorBrandeis University Press has established this series to publish books that break new ground in the study of American Jewry. The series encompasses all areas of American Jewish civilization, including history, religion, thought, politics, economics, sociology, anthropology, literature, and the arts. The series emphasizes contemporary and interdisciplinary studies, and volumes that tie together divergent aspects of the American Jewish experience.Contact: Dr. Phyllis Deutsch, Editor-in-Chief • phyllis.deutsch@dartmouth.edu

Overweight SensationThe Life and Comedy of Allan ShermanMark CohenA groundbreaking biography of the song parodist and Jewish humoristHardcover, $29.95 • 978-1-61168-256-4 Ebook, $24.99 • 978-1-61168-427-8

Jewhooing the SixtiesAmerican Celebrity and Jewish IdentityDavid E. KaufmanA lively look at four major Jewish celebrities of early 1960s America, who together made their mark on both American culture and Jewish identityPaperback, $40.00 • 978-1-61168-314-1 Ebook, $29.99 • 978-1-61168-315-8

Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and LifeFrom Brandeis University Press www.upne.com/series/BSAJ.html

Raising Secular JewsYiddish Schools and Their Periodicals for American Children, 1917–1950Naomi Prawer Kadar

Through the lens of children’s literature, explores the largely untold story of secular Yiddish schools in AmericaHardcover, $95.00 • 978-1-61168-986-0 Paperback, $35.00 • 978-1-61168-987-7 Ebook, $34.99 • 978-1-61168-988-4

The Benderly Boys and American Jewish EducationJonathan B. Krasner

The first full-scale history of the creation, growth, and ultimate decline of the dominant twentieth-century model for American Jewish educationPaperback, $40.00 • 978-1-58465-983-9 Ebook, $7.99 • 978-1-61168-293-9

Louis BambergerDepartment Store Innovator and PhilanthropistLinda B. ForgoshThe only biography of Louis Bamberger—department store magnate, merchandising genius, enlightened philanthropist, and Newark’s leading citizenHardcover, $29.95 • 978-1-61168-981-5 Ebook, $24.99 • 978-1-61168-982-2

Woody on RyeJewishness in the Films and Plays of Woody AllenEdited by Vincent Brook and Marat GrinbergA critical assessment of Jewishness in Woody Allen’s films and playsPaperback, $35.00 • 978-1-61168-480-3 Ebook, $29.99 • 978-1-61168-481-0

American Jewish HistoryA Primary Source ReaderEdited by Gary Phillip Zola and Marc DollingerA treasure trove of primary source documents on American Jewish history, culture, and lifePaperback, $40.00 • 978-1-61168-510-7 Ebook, $39.99 • 978-1-61168-511-4

Jewish Justices of the Supreme CourtDavid G. DalinThe first history of the eight Jewish men and women who have served or who currently serve as justices of the Supreme CourtHardcover, $35.00 • 978-1-61168-238-0 Ebook, $29.99 • 978-1-5126-0014-8

April 2017

Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and LifeFrom Brandeis University Press www.upne.com/series/BSAJ.html

Through the Sands of TimeA History of the Jewish Community of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin IslandsJudah M. Cohen Paperback, $40.00 • 978-1-61168-309-7 / Ebook, $29.99 • 978-1-61168-297-7

Becoming American JewsTemple Israel of BostonMeaghan Dwyer-Ryan, Susan L. Porter, and Lisa Fagin Davis Paperback, $29.95 • 978-1-58465-790-3

An American Orthodox DreamerRabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Boston’s Maimonides SchoolSeth FarberHardcover, $35.00 • 978-1-58465-338-7

American Dreams and Nazi NightmaresEarly Holocaust Consciousness and Liberal America, 1957-1965Kirsten FermaglichPaperback, $27.95 • 978-1-58465-549-7

Jewish Roots in Southern SoilA New HistoryEdited by Marcie Ferris and Mark I. GreenbergPaperback, $35.00 • 978-1-58465-589-3

A Breath of LifeFeminism in the American Jewish CommunitySylvia Barack FishmanPaperback, $29.95 • 978-0-87451-706-4

Double or Nothing?Jewish Families and Mixed MarriageSylvia Barack FishmanPaperback, $24.95 • 978-1-58465-460-5

Follow My FootprintsChanging Images of Women in American Jewish FictionEdited by Sylvia Barack FishmanPaperback, $40.00 • 978-0-87451-583-1

Jews of South FloridaEdited by Andrea GreenbaumHardcover, $35.00 • 978-1-58465-309-7

California JewsEdited by Ava F. Kahn and Marc DollingerPaperback, $35.00 • 978-1-61168-219-9

Suddenly JewishJews Raised as Gentiles Discover Their Jewish RootsBarbara Kessel Paperback, $19.95 • 978-1-58465-620-3 / Ebook, $17.99 • 978-1-61168-302-8

The New Jewish LeadersReshaping the American Jewish LandscapeEdited by Jack WertheimerPaperback, $40.00 • 978-1-61168-183-3 / Ebook, $34.99 • 978-1-61168-184-0

American Jewish Women and the Zionist EnterpriseShulamit Reinharz and Mark A. RaiderPaperback, $29.95 • 978-1-58465-439-1

“How Goodly Are Thy Tents”Summer Camps as Jewish Socializing ExperiencesAmy L. Sales and Leonard SaxePaperback, $24.95 • 978-1-58465-347-9

Ten Days of Birthright IsraelA Journey in Young Adult IdentityLeonard Saxe and Barry ChazanPaperback, $24.95 • 978-1-58465-541-1

Observing America’s JewsMarshall Sklare • Edited by Jonathan D. SarnaPaperback, $35.00 • 978-1-58465-564-0 / Ebook, $19.99 • 978-1-61168-106-2

Louis I. Kahn’s Jewish ArchitectureMikveh Israel and the Midcentury American SynagogueSusan G. Solomon Hardcover, $45.00 • 978-1-58465-788-0 / Ebook, $7.99 • 978-1-61168-868-9

Lone Stars of DavidThe Jews of TexasEdited by Hollace Ava Weiner and Kenneth D. RosemanHardcover, $35.00 • 978-1-58465-622-7

The American SynagogueA Sanctuary TransformedEdited by Jack WertheimerPaperback, $40.00 • 978-0-87451-709-5

Learning and CommunityJewish Supplementary Schools in the Twenty-First CenturyJack Wertheimer Paperback, $40.00 • 978-1-58465-770-5 / Ebook, $34.99 • 978-1-58465-829-0

A People DividedJudaism in Contemporary AmericaJack WertheimerPaperback, $40.00 • 978-0-87451-848-1

In Search of American Jewish CultureStephen J. Whitfield Paperback, $29.95 • 978-1-58465-171-0 / Ebook, $7.99 • 978-1-61168-669-2

Gilded Lions and Jeweled HorsesThe Synagogue to the Carousel, Jewish Carving TraditionsMurray ZimilesHardcover, $75.00 • 978-1-58465-637-1

Jewish Renaissance and Revival in AmericaEdited by Eitan P. Fishbane and Jonathan D. Sarna Paperback, $29.95 • 978-1-61168-192-5 / Ebook, $29.99 • 978-1-61168-193-2

Promised LandsNew Jewish American Fiction on Longing and BelongingEdited by Derek Rubin Paperback, $29.95 • 978-1-58465-920-4 / Ebook, $24.99 • 978-1-58465-953-2