Taking stock: Cultures of enumeration in contemporary Jewish life

Michal Kravel-Tovi*, Deborah Dash Moore

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Taking Stock is a collection of lively, original essays that explore the cultures of enumeration that permeate contemporary and modern Jewish life. Speaking to the profound cultural investment in quantified forms of knowledge and representation-whether discussing the Holocaust or counting the numbers of Israeli and American Jews-these essays reveal a social life of Jewish numbers. As they trace the uses of numerical frameworks, they portray how Jews define, negotiate, and enact matters of Jewish collectivity. The contributors offer productive perspectives into ubiquitous yet often overlooked aspects of the modern Jewish experience.

Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationBloomington
PublisherIndiana University Press
Number of pages262
ISBN (Electronic)9780253020574
ISBN (Print)9780253020475
StatePublished - 2016

Publication series

NameThe modern Jewish experience
PublisherIndiana University Press

ULI Keywords

  • uli
  • Collective memory
  • Jews -- Social life and customs -- Statistical methods
  • Numeration
  • Collective remembrance
  • Common memory
  • Cultural memory
  • Emblematic memory
  • Historical memory
  • National memory
  • Public memory
  • Social memory

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