Portraits Of Jewish Life In America
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Commentary On The American Scene
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Author : Commentary
language : en
Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf
Release Date : 1953
Commentary On The American Scene written by Commentary and has been published by New York : A.A. Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with History categories.
Portrait Of American Jews
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Author : Samuel C. Heilman
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2011-07-01
Portrait Of American Jews written by Samuel C. Heilman and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with Social Science categories.
Has America been a place that has preserved and protected Jewish life? Is it a place in which a Jewish future is ensured? Samuel Heilman, long-time observer of American Jewish life, grapples with these questions from a sociologist’s perspective. He argues that the same conditions that have allowed Jews to live in relative security since the 1950s have also presented them with a greater challenge than did the adversity and upheaval of earlier years. The second half of the twentieth century has been a time when American Jews have experienced a minimum of prejudice and almost all domains of life have been accessible to them, but it has also been a time of assimilation, of swelling rates of intermarriage, and of large numbers ignoring their Jewishness completely. Jews have no trouble building synagogues, but they have all sorts of trouble filling them. The quality of Jewish education is perhaps higher than ever before, and the output of Jewish scholarship is overwhelming in its scope and quality, but most American Jews receive a minimum of religious education and can neither read nor comprehend the great corpus of Jewish literature in its Hebrew (or Aramaic) original. This is a time in America when there is no shame in being a Jew, and yet fewer American Jews seem to know what being a Jew means. How did this come to be? What does it portend for the Jewish future? This book endeavors to answer these questions by examining data gleaned from numerous sociological surveys. Heilman first discusses the decade of the fifties and the American Jewish quest for normalcy and mobility. He then details the polarization of American Jewry into active and passive elements in the sixties and seventies. Finally he looks at the eighties and nineties and the issues of Jewish survival and identity and the question of a Jewish future in America. He also considers generational variation, residential and marital patterns, institutional development (especially with regard to Jewish education), and Jewish political power and influence. This book is part of a stocktaking that has been occurring among Jews as the century in which their residence in America was firmly established comes to an end. Grounded in empirical detail, it provides a concise yet analytic evaluation of the meaning of the many studies and surveys of the last four and a half decades. Taking a long view of American Jewry, it is one of very few books that build on specific sociological data but get beyond its detail. All those who want to know what it means and has meant to be an American Jew will find this volume of interest.
A Portrait Of The American Jewish Community
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Author : Norman Linzer
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1998-05-30
A Portrait Of The American Jewish Community written by Norman Linzer and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-05-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
The American Jew
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Author : Oscar Isaiah Janowsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942
The American Jew written by Oscar Isaiah Janowsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Antisemitism categories.
Donated by Sydney Harris.
Commentary On The American Scene
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Author : Elliot Ettelson Cohen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
Commentary On The American Scene written by Elliot Ettelson Cohen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Jews categories.
Facing The New World
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Author : Richard Brilliant
language : en
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Facing The New World written by Richard Brilliant and has been published by Prestel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Art categories.
A comprehensive study of American Jewish portraits created from approximately 1700 to the 1830s. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at The Jewish Museum/NYC/1997-8. In addition to works by known American artists, there are portraits by unknown folk-artists and some comparative paintings of non-Jewish subjects; plus, examples of early American drawings, silhouettes, decorative arts, and Jewish ritual objects.
The Invisible Thread
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Author : Diana Bletter
language : en
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
Release Date : 1989
The Invisible Thread written by Diana Bletter and has been published by Jewish Publication Society of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
A unique and vibrant portrait of 60 women, which explores how they blend their faith and/or sense of Jewishness with their lives, their families, their expectations, and their commitments. Includes 120 black and white photographs.
Jewish Life In Small Town America
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Author : Lee Shai Weissbach
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-01
Jewish Life In Small Town America written by Lee Shai Weissbach and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with History categories.
In this book, Lee Shai Weissbach offers the first comprehensive portrait of small-town Jewish life in America. Exploring the history of communities of 100 to 1000 Jews, the book focuses on the years from the mid-nineteenth century to World War II. Weissbach examines the dynamics of 490 communities across the United States and reveals that smaller Jewish centers were not simply miniature versions of larger communities but were instead alternative kinds of communities in many respects. The book investigates topics ranging from migration patterns to occupational choices, from Jewish education and marriage strategies to congregational organization. The story of smaller Jewish communities attests to the richness and complexity of American Jewish history and also serves to remind us of the diversity of small-town society in times past.
American Aliya
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Author : Chaim I. Waxman
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2017-12-01
American Aliya written by Chaim I. Waxman and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-01 with Social Science categories.
The major focus is on the who, when, and where of American immigration to Israel, but it is the "why" of this aliya which constitutes the core of the book. Waxman analyzes the relationship between Zionism, aliya, and the Jewish experience. Chapters include "Zion in Jewish culture," a synopsis of Zionism through the years, and "American Jewry and the land of Israel in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries," an account of proto-Zionist ideas and movements in early America. Chaim I. Waxman delivers a broad analysis of the phenomenon of American migration to Israel - aliya. Working within the context of the sociology of migration, Waxman provides primary research into a variety of dimensions of this movement and demonstrates the inadequacy of current migration theories to characterize aliya.
Saving Remnants
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Author : Sara Bershtel
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
Saving Remnants written by Sara Bershtel and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Social Science categories.
"Saving Remnants provides a series of honest and clear-minded portraits of young American Jews trying to confront what it means to be Jewish."--Irving Howe, author of World of Our Fathers "You don't have to be Jewish to be fascinated and challenged by this sensitive, profoundly intelligent book. Saving Remnants is about Jewishness, but it is also about all of us, searching for 'identity' on a menu that includes New Age epiphanies along with old-time religions and instant 'traditions.'"--Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Fear of Falling