This book argues that the way to ensure that American Jewish life flourishes is to create vibrant local communities and that the ability to thrive will be won or lost in the trenches of each locality. For every generalization about the Jews of America, one can say, “maybe, but it depends where.” In the United States, Jewish life is up close and personal where local variations on national themes make a huge difference.
The author presents case studies using in-depth analysis of data from nine Jewish community studies to illuminate eleven critical American Jewish policy...
This book argues that the way to ensure that American Jewish life flourishes is to create vibrant local communities and that the ability to thrive ...
This collected volume is based on the proceedings of a symposium held in 2018 at York University, Canada, which was held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Israel. This symposium highlighted contemporary Jewish identity, Israel-Diaspora relations, and how Jewish life has been transformed in light of various types of antisemitism. The book considers the diasporic Jewish experiences through examining the intersections between various Jewish communities sociologically, historically, and geographically.
The text covers world Jewry in general, and each of the...
This collected volume is based on the proceedings of a symposium held in 2018 at York University, Canada, which was held to commemorate the 70th ...
This book argues that the way to ensure that American Jewish life flourishes is to create vibrant local communities and that the ability to thrive will be won or lost in the trenches of each locality. For every generalization about the Jews of America, one can say, “maybe, but it depends where.” In the United States, Jewish life is up close and personal where local variations on national themes make a huge difference.
The author presents case studies using in-depth analysis of data from nine Jewish community studies to illuminate eleven critical American Jewish policy...
This book argues that the way to ensure that American Jewish life flourishes is to create vibrant local communities and that the ability to thrive ...
This book explores the state of the American Jewish world in the early 21st century, after decades of accelerating change that has transformed it and all other religious groups in the United States. It reveals a community in an unparalleled state of flux grappling with a society in which religious identity is more and more considered an individual choice, rather than an inheritance, and where fewer adults feel impelled to identify with any religious tradition at all.
In chapters written by leading experts, the book examines the community’s evolving demographics, the...
This book explores the state of the American Jewish world in the early 21st century, after decades of accelerating change that has transformed it a...
