Eric Goldstein: Judaism Unbound Episode 235 - Jews and Whiteness
Eric Goldstein, author of The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race, and American Identity, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation exploring the history of American Jews and their relationship to whiteness. Their conversation looks at the ever-evolving relationship between particularism and universalism for American Jews, contemporary discourse around white Jews and Jews of Color, and more.
[1] Learn more about Eric Goldstein by clicking here. Purchase The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race, and American Identity by clicking here.
[2] Lex cites a bonus episode of Judaism Unbound, looking at a series of Levy’s Jewish Rye bread advertisements. Listen to it by clicking here: American Jewish History Unbound #3: Levy’s Jewish Rye - Beth Wenger.
[3] For a synopsis of the movie The Angel Levine, cited in this conversation and starring Harry Belafonte as a Black, Jewish angel, click here.
[4] Goldstein mentions Jewish actor Al Jolson, and his association with blackface — as exemplified by his acting in the movie The Jazz Singer. For more on this topic, see Episode 232: Why the Uncounted Count - Ilana Kaufman.
[5] Read Larry Rubin’s story of interacting with a man named “Stonewall Cohen,” cited toward the end of this episode, here.