The ‘Estranged’ Generation? Social and Generational Change in Interwar British Jewry

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This book focuses on the nature and extent of social change, integration and identity transformation within the Jewish community of Britain during the interwar years. It concentrates mainly on examining the notion - espoused by communal and religious leaders throughout the 1920s and 1930s - that an ‘estranged’ generation of Jews of migrant heritage existed within the population. This book, therefore, focuses specifically on the migrant second generation (i.e. British and foreign-born children of Russian and Eastern European Jews who migrated to Britain in the late Victorian era up to the First World War), and analyses their purported ‘estrangement’ from Jewish religion, culture, traditions and lifestyles and their acculturation of the values, characteristics, traits and identities of mainstream British society. It charts and analyses the fear of ‘estrangement’ evident among first generation migrants and the established Jewish community of Britain between the wars. However, the main focus is firmly placed on the migrant second generation themselves, and traces the nature and extent of this group’s detachment from Jewish mores and customs and their attachment to mainstream society.
Examines the nature and extent of social change, integration and identity transformation within the Jewish community of Britain during the interwar years
Assesses the fear of ‘estrangement’ among first generation migrants and the established Jewish community of Britain

Analyses the changing outlooks and behavioural trends of the second generation of the British Jewish community
Examines the nature and extent of social change, integration and identity transformation within the Jewish community of Britain during the interwar years Assesses the fear of ‘estrangement’ among first generation migrants and the established Jewish community of Britain Analyses the changing outlooks and behavioural trends of the second generation of the British Jewish community Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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“Dee’s well written and richly documented book builds on a number of earlier studies, many of which were broader in scope. His more concentrated focus allows him to offer a detailed assessment of second-generation Jews in Britain … . The author’s extensive use of interviews, memoirs, and autobiographical materials has enabled him to delve into the experiences and attitudes of this pivotal generation.” (Susan Tananbaum, Jewish Historical Studies, Vol. 50 (1), 2019)

“This is an important and timely book. For all migrant groups there is a neglect of what happens to the second generation. David Dee provides a superbly researched, carefully argued and very readable account of the children of those Jews who came to Britain from Eastern Europe before 1914. Focusing on the neglected interwar period and covering not just London but all the major settlements in the provinces, Dee covers home, family, education, work, religion, sport and recreation. Based on a large number of life stories, it is an engaging and lively study.” (Tony Kushner, University of Southampton, UK)
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