http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2250 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:53:58 GMT 2013-05-24T10:53:58Z http://hdl.handle.net/1903/12053 Title: Increasing Inclusivity for Queer Families in Jewish Institutions Authors: Feinspan, Suzanne Hall Abstract: The goal of this study was to create an inclusion guide to be used by Jewish institutions in order to increase their level of inclusivity of LGBTQ families. The thesis includes the guide itself, as well as a paper briefly outlining the history of LGBTQ Jews and comparing the inclusion efforts of a variety of institutions to ascertain commonalities in these processes. Also included is a summary of a survey that was completed as part of the study. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1903/12053 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1903/10443 Title: FROM SELLING RAGS TO WEARING RICHES: GERMAN JEWS' ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Authors: Revzin, Naomi Tischler Abstract: This study investigates how mainstream German Jews in the first half of the nineteenth century moved from the edges of society into the German economic middle class, as their marginal occupations, especially petty commerce and peddling, inadvertently positioned them to be at the forefront of German industrialization. The narratives of Jewish businessmen, combined with articles in two Jewish newspapers, indicate that Jewish entrepreneurs of that period continued to focus on commerce and were well positioned to take advantage of niche opportunities that the German gentile population overlooked. The study also showed how these Jewish businessmen publicly supported artisanry and the German guild system, as they simultaneously used their master certifications to start their own businesses. It reveals how Jewish businessmen's thinking changed, as they moved from marginal to mainstream and impacted the way they conducted business, as they moved from selling rags to wearing riches. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1903/10443 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9057 Title: School’s Out for the Summer: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Second Language Learning in Informal Settings Authors: Feuer, Avital Abstract: This ethnographic, cross-cultural study used a dialogic, sociolinguistic framework to describe learning processes in portraits of three immersion summer camps in the eastern United States. Using the data collection techniques of in-depth interviewing, participant observation and textual analysis, the study examined the process of second language learning and ethnic socialization through linguistic and cultural activities at two Chinese and one Hebrew summer day camp for children ages 4-12. Informal alternatives to standard learning elements such as the “classroom;” “student;” “teacher;” “curriculum;” “textbooks;” and “tests” within the four language learning skill sets were observed and analyzed. Participants described positive language learning and social outcomes as a result of: voluntary participation in task or project-based activities; modeling using authentic materials and native speaking role models; wide-ranging learning methods with an emphasis on physical activities; and language and social mediation through dialogue and relationships with junior counselors and counselors-in-training. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9057 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9056 Title: Jewish intragroup convergence and divergence in the university Hebrew class Authors: Feuer, Avital Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9056 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z