Youth clubs like the Boys’ Brigade became a trend in the UK in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Jewish community in the UK began their own clubs to educate and entertain young Jews. These clubs mirrored the examples begun within the Christian community and adapted their models of social control by providing purposeful recreation, religious education and sporting activities to cultivate young minds and bodies. Much primary source material exists on these clubs, including publicity material provided by the clubs themselves as well as oral history accounts given by former members. This book looks at the records left behind by the Jewish clubs and asks to what extent they were successful in providing Jewish education to Jewish youth and how this education was defined by gender. The author ultimately argues that some religious elements were evident in these clubs and that where they were included, inclusive British identities were promoted.
By:
Anne Holdorph Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Country of Publication: Switzerland Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 225mm,
Width: 150mm,
Weight: 450g ISBN:9783034322133 ISBN 10: 3034322135 Pages: 236 Publication Date:29 September 2017 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Anne Holdorph holds a PhD in History from the University of Southampton. She also completed an MA in Jewish History and Culture at the same university.