Strands of the Cable: The Place of the Past in Jewish American Women's Writing: 4 (Twentieth-century American Jewish Writers) - Hardcover

This study discusses a diverse selection of Jewish women writers from the immigrants to the most contemporary, all of whom are concerned with issues of identity and many of whom have been critically neglected until now. The various components of identity - woman, American, Jew - all make separate claims on consciousness. Each, alone, is potentially definitive. These women look to the past, to history and tradition, to determine the present. All view themselves as -strands of the cable- that binds old to new. Some see the need to strengthen the link, others to break it. Identity is defined, significantly, by how that connection is understood."

The Author: Ellen Serlen Uffen has taught at Michigan State University since 1975. She holds a B.A. from the City College of New York and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She has published widely in the areas of popular culture, American studies and Jewish American women's literature.