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Publication Date: January 2007
Publisher: Association for Jewish Studies; Association for Jewish Studies
Author(s): Jeremy Popkin; Jeremy Popkin
Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions
Keywords: Generational Issues; History; Judaic Studies; Methodology
Type: Other
Abstract:
The author discusses his grandmother, his father, and how their lives can provide an interesting lens through which to view recent Jewish history. He asserts that while scholarship about one's own family does not fit a traditional model of scholarship, it can still be a valuable pursuit.