The Jewish Struggle in the 21st Century

Conflict, Positionality, and Multiculturalism

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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.
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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).
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
For educated laymen, undergraduate and graduate university students studying in the fields of multiculturalism, diversity, racial/cultural studies, ethnic studies, Jewish studies, sociology, social justice, and critical race studies.
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Brill
Language:
English
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xviii, 133 pp.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004464087

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