South vs. North   By Juliet Lapidos  Published June 13, 2007,
issue of June 15, 2007.  Historians of Southern Jewish culture
fit roughly into two camps: those who believe that the Jewish
experience in the South was fundamentally different from the
Jewish experience in the North, and those who argue that
similarities overwhelm differences. The Forward interviewed one
representative from each camp. Mark I. Greenberg, co-editor of
“Jewish Roots in Southern Soil” (Brandeis University Press,
2006) thinks that, for scholarly purposes, it’s more fruitful to
explore the differences between Southern and Northern Jews. On
the opposing side is Mark Bauman, editor of “Dixie Diaspora”
(University of Alabama Press, 2006). Greenberg and Bauman were
interviewed separately, but their answers are printed side by
side.  Juliet Lapidos: Historically speaking, has the Southern
Jewish experience been fundamentally different from the Northern
Jewish experience?  Mark Bauman: If you define Northern Jews as
New York Jews, then there