Please welcome our guest to class, Judy Tager. I met her at my talk on Suberman's book last week, and she wanted to see what was happening in our class. Judy is from New York and moved south to Durham, North Carolina with her husband, a native of Durham. They owned a family store similar to the one in Suberman's book (decades later of course!). Her father-in-law knew Eli Evans, as they both grew up in Durham and their families both owned stores.
Please ask Judy your questions. Not on the Main Street: could not afford the rent on the main street. Parallel to the main street.
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Afroculinaria: "Jewish Stuff"
https://afroculinaria.com/?s=passover Ted Talk How does Twitty explain culinary justice? Twitty argues that white and black southerners should see one another as "cousins" with a shared culture (albeit with vastly differential experiences) and that they made and make the culture together. Talk about what happens when we add "Jews" and other groups -- as Twitty does when he talks about groups, like "Mississippi Chinese," and more -- to "black and white." Would you like to eat some of Twitty's Kosher Soul recipes? Which ones? What do you think the experience would be like? What do you think about the fact that he says, once people eat the food, they fully understand the Kosher/Soul mission? Do you have your own stories of food and culture? Last semester a first year student did a slideshow about growing up first generation in North Carolina. When he brought his mom's home-cooked Chinese food to lunch in elementary school, his friends made fun of him and thought it was weird and smelly. He felt ashamed and switched to "American" lunches from then on. How important is food to cultural understanding? How does food shape us? Based on what you read to prepare for class or by scrolling down the archived titles, choose a blog post you find interesting. Tell the class why you chose it: what is interesting or valuable about it. Eric Goldstein's The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race, and American Identity: Jews caught in the middle of black and white.
The price of acceptance and assimilation. how has the film aged? is it still relevant today? is the film historically accurate? why do you think the film received so much attention? do certain demographics view the film differently? (example with Steph's grandma) example of joint discrimination when Miss Daisy & Hoke get pulled over in Alabama How does the prejudice towards blacks parallel the prejudice against Jews? And how does Miss Daisy's ignorance towards seeing this parallel represent Southern society at the time? Racial tensions explored when a warm friendship evolves between an elderly Jewish woman and her black chauffeur. |
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