Date Thesis Awarded
5-2020
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
History
Advisor
Carol Sheriff
Committee Members
Jay Watkins III
Mary Fraser-Kirsh
Abstract
Jewish self-identification underwent an enormous transformation from the 1840s to the early 1900s, largely due to the American Civil War. Jews went from people living in America to Jewish Americans that were here permanantly.
Recommended Citation
Byrum, Heather, "Changing Notions of Identity: Transformations in Jewish Self-Identification Before, During, and After the American Civil War" (2020). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1562.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1562
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