Generation �koscher Light�: Urbane R�ume Und Praxen Junger Russischsprachiger Juden in Berlin

by Alina Gromova

What role do spatial aspects play for the identity work and community education of young Russian-speaking Jews who now live in Germany? Alina Gromova has accompanied 15 young adults for a year through their daily lives and followed them to places like Jewish dates and parties, caf�s and homes, synagogues and clubs. Her analysis of encounters between Jewish, Russian, German, Israeli, and Muslim traditions reveals a casual handling of Jewish religion, symbolism, food tradition, and fashion. This ethnographic study exhibits the dealings of Generation �Kosher Light�, in which religion and tradition conform to the laws of urbanity.

306 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013