Holidays of the Revolution
Title | Holidays of the Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Amir Locker-Biletzki |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2020-12-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1438480873 |
Holidays of the Revolution explores a little-known chapter in the history of Mandatory Palestine and the State of Israel: the Israeli Communist Party and its youth movement, which posed a radical challenge to Zionism. Amir Locker-Biletzki examines the development of this movement from 1919 to 1965, concentrating on how Communists built a distinctive identity through myth and ritual. He addresses three key themes: identity construction through Jewish holidays (Hanukkah and Passover), through civic holidays (Holocaust Remembrance Day and Israeli Independence Day), and through Soviet and working-class myths and ceremonies (May Day and the October Revolution). He also shows how Jewish Communists viewed, interacted, and celebrated with their Palestinian comrades. Using extensive archival and newspaper sources, Locker-Biletzki argues that Jewish-Israeli Communists created a unique, dissident subculture. Simultaneously negating and absorbing the culture of Socialist-Zionism and Israeli Republicanism—as well as Soviet and left-wing–European traditions—Jewish Communists forged an Israeli identity beyond the bounds of Zionism.
The Holidays of the Revolution Myth, Ritual and Identity Among Tel-Aviv Communists, 1919-1965
Title | The Holidays of the Revolution Myth, Ritual and Identity Among Tel-Aviv Communists, 1919-1965 PDF eBook |
Author | Amir Locker-Biletzki |
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Release | 2013 |
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Lady Liberty's Holiday
Title | Lady Liberty's Holiday PDF eBook |
Author | Jen Arena |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 41 |
Release | 2016-05-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0553520679 |
Hit the road and see America with the Statue of Liberty! The Statue of Liberty is feeling a little blue, despite being green. As much as she loves welcoming people to America, standing still for over a hundred years has left her with a stiff neck, aching arms, and a cramp in her leg. This lady could use a vacation! With some encouragement from her friend Moe the pigeon, Lady Liberty takes off to see the rest of America! She explores the sandy beaches of Cape Cod, the waving wheat fields of Kansas, the breathtaking grandeur of the Grand Canyon, and the cozy sunshine of the California coastline. But will Lady Liberty make it back to New York City for the Fourth of July? And will she even want to? "Lady Liberty's journey [is] lighthearted and fun."--Publishers Weekly "A fun and fabulous read for a Fourth of July storytime."--School Library Journal
Holidays and Celebrations in Colonial America
Title | Holidays and Celebrations in Colonial America PDF eBook |
Author | Russell Roberts |
Publisher | Mitchell Lane Publishers |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-06 |
Genre | Holidays |
ISBN | 9781584154679 |
For people living in the American colonies, a holiday was a rare thing indeed. Life in colonial times was difficult, and there was little time available for leisure activities like holidays and celebrations. Some of the holidays that the colonists did celebrate, such as Pinkster and Simnel Sunday, have disappeared from the nation's calendar. Others, however, such as New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day, have evolved into widely celebrated events. The colonists would also gather for weddings, funerals, and bees, at which they would help one another build a house, peel apples, or haul away stones. The Building America series tells the story of the early years in which Europeans colonized America and then struggled to make the land an independent nation. Holidays and Celebrations in Colonial America highlights the lighter side of life not only for the colonists, but also for some of the Native American peoples of that era. Book jacket.
Celebrate Independence Day
Title | Celebrate Independence Day PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah Heiligman |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781426300745 |
Introduces the birthday of the United States of America, how the war for independence was fought and won, and how people today celebrate this special holiday.
Our American Holidays
Title | Our American Holidays PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Haven Schauffler |
Publisher | |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 1938 |
Genre | Fourth of July celebrations |
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Red, White, and Blue Letter Days
Title | Red, White, and Blue Letter Days PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Dennis |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2018-07-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1501723707 |
The Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, and other celebrations matter to Americans and reflect the state of American local and national politics. Commemorations of cataclysmic events and light, apparently trivial observances mirror American political and cultural life. Both reveal much about the material conditions of the United States and its citizens' identities, historical consciousness, and political attitudes. Lying dormant within these festivals is the potential for political consequence, controversy, even transformation. American political fetes remain works in progress, as Americans use historical celebrations as occasions to reinvent themselves and their nation, often with surprising results. In six engaging chapters 'assaying particular political holidays over the course of their histories, Red, White, and Blue Letter Days examines how Americans have shaped and been shaped by their calendar. Matthew Dennis explores this vast political and cultural terrain, charting how Americans defined their identities through celebration. Independence Day invited African Americans to demand the equality promised in the Declaration of Independence, for example, just as Columbus Day—celebrating the Italian, Catholic explorer—helped immigrants proclaim their legitimacy as Americans. Native Americans too could use public holidays, such as Thanksgiving or Veterans Day, to express dissent or demonstrate their claims to citizenship. Merchants and advertisers colonized the American calendar, moving in to sell their products by linking them, often tenuously, with holiday occasions or casting consumption as a patriotic act.