Between the Street and the Shul : Religion and Jewish Second-Generation Identity in Interwar Glasgow

This article discusses the significance of religion and religious observance in the lives of the children of Jewish immigrants in one particular provincial Jewish community—the Gorbals district in Glasgow during the interwar years. During this period the second generation had to reconcile the pressu...

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Published in:Shofar (West Lafayette, Ind.) Ind.), 2019-01, Vol.37 (3), p.131-166
Main Author: Taylor, Avram G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Attitudes
British history
Children
Essays: Performing Jewishness
Immigrants
Immigration
Influence
Jewish life & ethics
Jewish people
Judaic studies
Judaism
Militancy
Noncitizens
Oral history
Parents & parenting
Politics
Religion
Religious orthodoxy
Society
Sociology
Studies
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Summary:This article discusses the significance of religion and religious observance in the lives of the children of Jewish immigrants in one particular provincial Jewish community—the Gorbals district in Glasgow during the interwar years. During this period the second generation had to reconcile the pressure to assimilate to wider society with their observance of Judaism. The discussion demonstrates that there was no uniform response to these conflicting pressures, but rather a range of individual solutions. Some experienced Judaism as a distinct and enjoyable way of life, while others felt it to be an almost incomprehensible set of constraints.
ISSN:0882-8539
1534-5165
1534-5165
DOI:10.1353/sho.2019.0032