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American Jewry’s Future as Seen Fifty Years Ago and Now

American Jewry’s Future as Seen Fifty Years Ago and Now

October 15, 2009 | Steven Bayme
The twenty-first century has challenged if not shattered much of the prevailing optimism about the American Jewish future. Nevertheless, the United States continues to be the Diaspora society most welcoming of Jews and receptive to Jewish participation. Jewish renewal coexists alongside a larger narrative of Jewish assimilation. Jewish political influence may well have peaked, and its continuation should not be taken for granted.
Lawrence Kohn on Why We Watched: Europe, America, and The Holocaust

Lawrence Kohn on Why We Watched: Europe, America, and The Holocaust

October 14, 2009 | Lawrence Kohn
Spectators to a Civilization's Destruction Why We Watched: Europe, America, and The Holocaust, by Theodore S. Hamerow. WW Norton, 2008, 520 pp. Reviewed by Lawrence Kohn
American Jewry and the State of Israel: How Intense are the Bonds of Peoplehood?

American Jewry and the State of Israel: How Intense are the Bonds of Peoplehood?

April 30, 2008 | Steven Bayme
American Jewish leadership, initially ambivalent about the creation of a Jewish state, quickly formed a pro-Israeli consensus within the Jewish community. The 1950 Ben-Gurion-Blaustein Agreement effectively removed many of the irritants in American Jewish-Israeli relations such as dual loyalty, negation of the Diaspora, and who may speak on behalf of the Jewish people. In turn, American Jewish leadership helped frame the ongoing special relationship between Washington and Jerusalem.
The Fragmentation of American Jewry and Its Leadership

The Fragmentation of American Jewry and Its Leadership

February 6, 2008 | Prof. Jack Wertheimer
Israel and American Jewry: Oslo and Beyond

Israel and American Jewry: Oslo and Beyond

January 6, 2008 | Steven Bayme
The Eichmann Trial and American Jewry: A Reassessment

The Eichmann Trial and American Jewry: A Reassessment

March 1, 2007 | Dr. Françoise S. Ouzan
How the Status of American Jewish Women Has Changed Over the Past Decades

How the Status of American Jewish Women Has Changed Over the Past Decades

January 15, 2007 | Rela Mintz Geffen
American Jewry at the Crossroads American Jewry’s Challenge: Conversations Confronting the Twenty-First Century by Manfred Gerstenfeld

American Jewry at the Crossroads American Jewry’s Challenge: Conversations Confronting the Twenty-First Century by Manfred Gerstenfeld

March 30, 2006 | Steven G. Donshik
Arguing from the Constitution – The Case for Sovereignty: Why the World Should Welcome American Independence by Jeremy Rabkin, AEI Press, 2004, 255 pp.

Arguing from the Constitution – The Case for Sovereignty: Why the World Should Welcome American Independence by Jeremy Rabkin, AEI Press, 2004, 255 pp.

March 30, 2006 | Michelle Mazel
The American Legal System and Holocaust Restitution – Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution in America’s Courts, by Michael J. Bazyler

The American Legal System and Holocaust Restitution – Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution in America’s Courts, by Michael J. Bazyler

October 30, 2005 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
Countervailing Trends in American Jewry: An Interview with Norman Podhoretz

Countervailing Trends in American Jewry: An Interview with Norman Podhoretz

October 15, 2003 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
September 11: Its Implications for American Jewry

September 11: Its Implications for American Jewry

February 16, 2003 | Dr. Steven Windmueller
The Jews of Miami

The Jews of Miami

June 15, 1999 | Daniel J. Elazar
Re-Thinking Jewish – Latino Relations in Los Angeles

Re-Thinking Jewish – Latino Relations in Los Angeles

June 1, 1999 | Dr. Steven Windmueller
A Partnership for Israel – Diaspora Relations

A Partnership for Israel – Diaspora Relations

June 15, 1998 | Daniel J. Elazar