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 A History of the Jewish Mother
But does this representation resemble the Jewish mothers we've truly known? What is the fit between image and reality, caricature and real character? I wanted to tell the story of why the Jewish mother became such a stock character - a universal metaphor for the mother we love to hate. I wanted to show not only the nagging stereotype, but an alternative image based on love and respect. To understand the Jewish mother image - how it arose, who it influenced, and how it has been constantly re-invented - is to understand a great deal about the history of Jewish life in America as well our complex cultural myths about motherhood.
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