A Portrait of the American Jewish Community

Book flyer
MS Word
International
MS Word

(Click to Enlarge)

Norman Linzer, David J. Schnall, ed., Jerome A. Chanes, ed.

ISBN: 0-275-96022-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96022-3

DOI:

240 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 5/30/1998

List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £82.95)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Subjects:

Description: This comprehensive look at the Jewish American community at the turn of the 21st century explores the many issues emerican Jews and their organizations are confronting, and shows how the Jewish community responds so as to remain a distinct entity while also becoming a part of the larger American culture. The contributors investigate the complex issues facing the American Jewish community in 12 areas that are at the heart of the Jewish communal enterprise. This work will be of interest to students and scholars of Jewish studies and interfaith studies, to professionals in social work and social services, and to anyone interested in American communal dynamics.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Introduction
The Changing Nature of Jewish Identity
America's Challenge to Jewish Identity: A Historical Perspective on Voluntarism and Assimilation
The 1990 National Jewish Population Survey: Impact and Implications
The Jewish Communal-Service Arena
The Jewish Federation: The First Hundred Years
Jewish Religion in America
The Way We Are: Planning Policy to Serve Contemporary Jewish Family
Intermarriage: Three Views
Israel-Diaspora Relations After the Assassination: Can We Remain One People?
Jewish Involvement in the American Public-Affairs Agenda
Cultural Adaptation in Soviet-Jewish Resettlement: A Reciprocal Adjustment Process
Reengineering the Jewish Community
Index

About the Author: NORMAN LINZER is the Samuel J. and Jean Sable Professor of Jewish Family Social Work, Wurzweiler School of Social Work at the Yeshiva University.

DAVID J. SCHNALL is the Herbert H. Schiff Professor of Management and Administration at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University.

JEROME A. CHANES, Program Director of the National Foundation of Jewish Culture, is also on the adjunct faculty of Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work. /e He is also a research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies of the City University of New York's Graduate Center.

LCC Class: 305


All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999-2009 ABC-CLIO 130 Cremona Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93117, 805-968-1911