The Southern Jewish dilemma: Privilege and prejudice
From the time Jews landed on southern shores, they were largely accepted by the white population. But the privileges that came with whiteness were sometimes challenged.
Jonathan Judaken is the Spence L. Wilson Chair in the Humanities at Rhodes College. He recently co-edited a collection of articles to celebrate the bicentennial, "Memphis: 200 Years Together."
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From the time Jews landed on southern shores, they were largely accepted by the white population. But the privileges that came with whiteness were sometimes challenged.
High rates of crime largely go uncontextualized, rarely correlated to the long-enduring patterns of poverty found on many corners in Memphis. But Pass Over dramatizes these issues so that we can talk about them.
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