We have answered their prayer: American Jewish old age homes as guardians of religious tradition
The old age home was the major American Jewish communal response to aged poverty during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The first homes offered a self-conscious projection of their sponsors as socially progressive and compassionate in a new landscape. For a religious community inc...
| Autres titres: | Institutional Perspectives |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Routledge
[2017]
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| Dans: |
Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Année: 2017, Volume: 29, Numéro: 2/3, Pages: 147-163 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
cultural narratives
B aging and spirituality B Synagogue B ageing / Aging B Retirement |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | The old age home was the major American Jewish communal response to aged poverty during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The first homes offered a self-conscious projection of their sponsors as socially progressive and compassionate in a new landscape. For a religious community increasingly distanced from formal hierarchies of traditional religious practice, the highly visible performance of good deeds under explicitly Jewish auspices became central to its communal identity. Acting on a combination of compassion and the perceived moral imperative of providing a Jewish environment, the founders and supporters of these homes recast Judaism and Jewish identity through an idealized image of aged piety. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-8049 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2016.1169567 |