Kategoria BISAC: Social Science >> Jewish Studies

At the core of Judaism stands a body of traditions that have remained consistent over millennia. Yet, the practice of these rituals has varied widely across historical and cultural contexts. In Judaism in Transition, Carmel U. Chiswick draws on her Jewish upbringing, her journey as a Jewish parent, and her perspective as an economist to consider how incentives affect the ways that mainstream American Jews have navigated and continue to manage the conflicting demands of everyday life and religious observance. Arguing that economics is a blind spot in our understanding of religion,...

In this book Rose illuminates the extraordinary creativity of Jewish intellectuals as they reevaluated Judaism with the tools of a German philosophical tradition fast emerging as central to modern intellectual life. While previous work emphasizes the "subversive" dimensions of German-Jewish thought or the "inner antisemitism" of the German philosophical tradition, Rose shows convincingly the tremendous resources German philosophy offered contemporary Jews for thinking about the place of Jews in the wider...

Ten chapters, organized chronologically, include source materials that highlight the major thematic questions of each era and tell many stories about what it...

In the decades after the Civil War, sports slowly gained a prominent position within American culture. This development provided Jews with opportunities to participate in one of the few American cultures not closed off to them. Jewish athleticism challenged anti-Semitic depictions of Jews' supposed physical inferiority and an Americanization narrative emerged that connected Jewish athleticism with full acceptance and integration into American society. This acceptance was not without struggle, but Jews succeeded and participated in the American sporting culture as athletes, coaches, owners,...

At the risk of being labeled anti-Semitic-or worse-Shawn Ryan Rosa fearlessly tackles the issue of Jewish power and influence in "American Zion."

Rosa begins by clarifying that the indisputable fact that a group of people who make up just two percent of the US population wield disproportionately great influence in such areas as government, academia, and the media does not point to a nefarious conspiracy.

Citing research, reports, studies, and even the opinions expressed by prominent Jews, themselves, Rosa quantifies Jewish influence and evaluates the effect it has on American...