The contributions of this book shed light on the . The term refers to the existence and experience of a group (ethnic, social, sub-cultural, sexual, religious, etc.) that, in some identifiable ways, is/was marginalized in American society.

The book adds new studies of memories and interactions between Jews and non-Jews to the historical and cultural research on this topic. It gathers in one volume the results of work by scholars from several countries, while the topics of the articles cover various disciplines: history, sociology, psychology, literary and language studies.