Jewish Identity In America

Author : Kenneth L. Marcus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139491198

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Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America by Kenneth L. Marcus Pdf

Given jurisdiction over race and national origin but not religion, federal agents have had to determine whether Jewish Americans constitute a race or national origin group. They have been unable to do so. This has led to enforcement paralysis, as well as explosive internal confrontations and recriminations within the federal government. This book examines the legal and policy issues behind the ambiguity involved with civil rights protections for Jewish students. Written by a former senior government official, this book reveals the extent of this problem and presents a workable legal solution.

Author : David M. Gordis,Yoav Ben-Horin
Publisher : Ktav Publishing House
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054084473

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Jewish Identity in America by David M. Gordis,Yoav Ben-Horin Pdf

Author : Stuart E. Rosenberg
Publisher : New York : Hippocrene
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : 0882549979

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The New Jewish Identity in America by Stuart E. Rosenberg Pdf

A survey of the influence of American life on the Jewish community from colonial times to the present. Part 3 (pp. 89-117), "Jews and Their Host Nations, " discusses the origins of antisemitism, and whether America can can succeed in transcending it where other nations have failed.

Author : Shaul Magid
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253008022

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American Post-Judaism by Shaul Magid Pdf

Articulates a new, post-ethnic American Jewishness

Author : Alan M. Dershowitz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780684848983

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The Vanishing American Jew by Alan M. Dershowitz Pdf

Explores the meaning of Jewishness in light of the increasing assimilation of America's Jews and suggests ways to preserve Jewish identity.

Author : Steven Martin Cohen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0422777501

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American Modernity and Jewish Identity by Steven Martin Cohen Pdf

Author : Deborah Dash Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:31951D028044512

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American Jewish Identity Politics by Deborah Dash Moore Pdf

Explores changes among American Jews in their self-understanding during the last half of the twentieth century

Author : Susan A. Glenn,Naomi B Sokoloff
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295990552

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Boundaries of Jewish Identity (Samuel and Althea Stroum Book) by Susan A. Glenn,Naomi B Sokoloff Pdf

The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection draws on work in law, anthropology, history, sociology, literature, and popular culture to consider contemporary and historical responses to the question: "Who and what is Jewish?"

Author : Eric L. Goldstein
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691207285

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The Price of Whiteness by Eric L. Goldstein Pdf

What has it meant to be Jewish in a nation preoccupied with the categories of black and white? The Price of Whiteness documents the uneasy place Jews have held in America's racial culture since the late nineteenth century. The book traces Jews' often tumultuous encounter with race from the 1870s through World War II, when they became vested as part of America's white mainstream and abandoned the practice of describing themselves in racial terms. American Jewish history is often told as a story of quick and successful adaptation, but Goldstein demonstrates how the process of identifying as white Americans was an ambivalent one, filled with hard choices and conflicting emotions for Jewish immigrants and their children. Jews enjoyed a much greater level of social inclusion than African Americans, but their membership in white America was frequently made contingent on their conformity to prevailing racial mores and on the eradication of their perceived racial distinctiveness. While Jews consistently sought acceptance as whites, their tendency to express their own group bonds through the language of "race" led to deep misgivings about what was required of them. Today, despite the great success Jews enjoy in the United States, they still struggle with the constraints of America's black-white dichotomy. The Price of Whiteness concludes that while Jews' status as white has opened many doors for them, it has also placed limits on their ability to assert themselves as a group apart.

Author : Steven M. Cohen,Arnold M. Eisen
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0253337828

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The Jew Within by Steven M. Cohen,Arnold M. Eisen Pdf

Eisen, two of the keenest observers and analysts of American Jewish life, probe beneath the surface to explore the foundations of belief and behavior among moderately affiliated American Jews."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Helen Kiyong Kim,Noah Samuel Leavitt
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780803285651

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JewAsian by Helen Kiyong Kim,Noah Samuel Leavitt Pdf

"An examination of intersecting racial, ethnic, and religious identities among couples where one partner is Jewish American and the other is Asian American"--

Author : Vincent Brook
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-07-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813539966

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'You Should See Yourself' by Vincent Brook Pdf

The past few decades have seen a remarkable surge in Jewish influences on American culture. Entertainers and artists such as Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Allegra Goodman, and Tony Kushner have heralded new waves of television, film, literature, and theater; a major klezmer revival is under way; bagels are now as commonplace as pizza; and kabbalah has become as cool as crystals. Does this broad range of cultural expression accurately reflect what it means to be Jewish in America today? Bringing together fourteen new essays by leading scholars, You Should See Yourself examines the fluctuating representations of Jewishness in a variety of areas of popular culture and high art, including literature, the media, film, theater, music, dance, painting, photography, and comedy. Contributors explore the evolution that has taken place within these cultural forms and how we can best explain these changes. Are variations in our understanding of Jewishness the result of general phenomena such as multiculturalism, politics, and postmodernism, or are they the product of more specifically Jewish concerns such as the intermarriage/continuity crisis, religious renewal, and relations between the United States and Israel? Accessible to students and general readers alike, this volume takes an important step toward advancing the discussion of Jewish cultural influences in this country.

Author : The Jewish Daily Forward,Jane Eisner ,Josh Nathan-Kazis ,Elka Abrahamson ,Sarah Bunin Benor ,Steven M. Cohen ,Sergio DellaPergola ,Dan Friedman ,J.J. Goldberg,Bethamie Horowitz ,Carla Naumburg ,Leonard Saxe ,Martyna Starosta ,Alan Wolfe
Publisher : The Forward Association, Inc.
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781937417185

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Who Are We Now? by The Jewish Daily Forward,Jane Eisner ,Josh Nathan-Kazis ,Elka Abrahamson ,Sarah Bunin Benor ,Steven M. Cohen ,Sergio DellaPergola ,Dan Friedman ,J.J. Goldberg,Bethamie Horowitz ,Carla Naumburg ,Leonard Saxe ,Martyna Starosta ,Alan Wolfe Pdf

Who is a Jew in 21st century America? Is membership in “the tribe” defined by shared religious beliefs? Common ethnic backgrounds? Familiar holiday practices? Similar tastes in culture and cuisine? And what do the widely varying answers to those questions mean for the future of the American Jewish community? In 2013, at the suggestion of Jewish Daily Forward editor Jane Eisner, the Pew Research Center completed the most comprehensive and credible survey ever conducted among American Jews. Its findings were nothing short of astounding to communal leaders, demographers and individual Jews alike. In this new e-book, the venerable Forward – the premier source of news, analysis and cultural coverage that matters to the American Jewish community – explains and analyzes the Pew report, with contributions from its own journalists and a diverse selection of other experts. Startling, sobering and sometimes even amusing, this accessible collection of articles and essays will inform and enlarge the critical conversation among American Jews about their communal future. Includes a helpful discussion guide for educators, community and book groups, and leaders of Jewish organizations.

Author : Susan A Glenn,Naomi B Sokoloff
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780295800837

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Boundaries of Jewish Identity by Susan A Glenn,Naomi B Sokoloff Pdf

The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection draws on work in law, anthropology, history, sociology, literature, and popular culture to consider contemporary and historical responses to the question �Who and what is Jewish?� These essays are focused especially on the issues of who creates the definitions, and how, and in what social and political contexts. The ten leading authorities writing here also look at the forces, ranging from new genetic and reproductive technologies to increasingly multicultural societies, that push against established boundaries. The authors examine how Jews have imagined themselves and how definitions of Jewishness have been established, enforced, challenged, and transformed. Does being a Jew require religious belief, practice, and formal institutional affiliation? Is there a biological or physical aspect of Jewish identity? What is the status of the convert to another religion? How do definitions play out in different geographic and historical settings? What makes Boundaries of Jewish Identity distinctive is its attention to the various Jewish �epistemologies� or ways of knowing who counts as a Jew. These essays reveal that possible answers reflect the different social, intellectual, and political locations of those who are asking. This book speaks to readers concerned with Jewish life and culture and to audiences interested in religious, cultural, and ethnic studies. It provides an excellent opportunity to examine how Jews fit into an increasingly diverse America and an increasingly complicated global society.

Author : Alan M. Dershowitz
Publisher : Little Brown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-10
Category : RELIGION
ISBN : 0316135984

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The Vanishing American Jew by Alan M. Dershowitz Pdf

They've dived into the melting pot - and they've achieved the American Dream. And that, according to Dershowitz, is precisely the problem. More than 50 percent of Jews will marry non-Jews, and their children will most often be raised as non-Jews. Which means, in the view of Dershowitz, that American Jews will vanish as a distinct cultural group sometime in the next century - unless they act now. Speaking to concerned Jews everywhere, Dershowitz calls for a new Jewish.