Hebrew Infusion: Language and Community at American Jewish Summer Camps eBook

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Language and Community at American Jewish Summer Camps
Winner of the 2020 National Jewish Book Award in Education and Jewish Identity Each summer, tens of thousands of American Jews attend residential camps, where they may see Hebrew signs, sing and dance to Hebrew songs, and hear a camp-specific hybrid language register called Camp Hebraized English, as in: “Let’s hear some ruach (spirit) in this chadar ochel (dining hall)!” Using historical and sociolinguistic methods, this book explains how camp directors and staff came to infuse Hebrew in creative ways and how their rationales and practices have evolved from the early 20th century to today. Some Jewish leaders worry that Camp Hebraized English impedes Hebrew acquisition, while others recognize its power to strengthen campers’ bonds with Israel, Judaism, and the Jewish people. Hebrew Infusion explores these conflicting ideologies, showing how hybrid language can serve a formative role in fostering religious, diasporic communities. The insightful analysis and engaging descriptions of camp life will appeal to anyone interested in language, education, or American Jewish culture.

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Additional ISBNs
9780813588766, 9781978804593, 9780813588742

Hebrew Infusion: Language and Community at American Jewish Summer Camps is written by Sarah Bunin Benor; Jonathan Krasner; Sharon Avni and published by Rutgers University Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Hebrew Infusion are 9780813588759, 0813588758 and the print ISBNs are 9780813588735, 0813588731. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9780813588766, 9781978804593, 9780813588742.