100 Jewish Brides

100 Jewish Brides
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 407
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ISBN-10 : 9780253068378
ISBN-13 : 0253068371
Rating : 4/5 (371 Downloads)

Book Synopsis 100 Jewish Brides by : Barbara Vinick

Download or read book 100 Jewish Brides written by Barbara Vinick and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Jewish Brides: Stories from Around the World features stories of Jewish brides from six continents, highlighting diverse customs and rituals related to weddings now and in the past. The stories, written by brides, their relatives, clergy, and other intimates, cover similarities and differences across the Jewish diaspora, from courtship and betrothal to pre-wedding customs, the wedding ceremony, and beyond. With stories from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this collection of intimate personal testimonies will surprise and inspire. A Jewish wedding after conversion in Madagascar, a reunion of Holocaust survivors in Sweden, a shipboard romance initiated by a celebrity, these stories from 83 countries describe Jewish wedding traditions, some familiar and others eye-opening, in a multitude of cultures and settings, past and present. 100 Jewish Brides offers intimate glimpses into the worlds of brides and their families based on their own written accounts. It represents opportunities to learn how Jewish lives were and are currently lived around the world from memories of the distant past to recent times.


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