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Modern Orthodoxy in America: Possibilities for a Movement Under Siege

Modern Orthodoxy in America: Possibilities for a Movement Under Siege

June 1, 1998
Assemblies by the Sea: The Jewish Chautauqua Society in Atlantic City, 1897-1907 by Peggy K. Perlstein

Assemblies by the Sea: The Jewish Chautauqua Society in Atlantic City, 1897-1907 by Peggy K. Perlstein

April 30, 1998
The Jewish Chautauqua Society (JCS), founded in Philadelphia in 1893 by Reform Rabbi Henry Berkowitz, evolved from an organization dedicated to popularizing Jewish knowledge among Jews to one devoted to teaching non-Jews about Judaism. Modelled on Chautauqua Institution, the Society established reading circles, a Correspondence School for Hebrew Sunday School teachers, religious schools for the children of Jewish farmers,, published textbooks, and, beginning in 1897, held annual assemblies for more than forty years.
The Haredization of American Orthodox Jewry

The Haredization of American Orthodox Jewry

February 15, 1998 | Chaim I. Waxman
The Jewish Polity on Long Island – In Search of Continuity

The Jewish Polity on Long Island – In Search of Continuity

October 20, 1996
The American Jewish Polity

The American Jewish Polity

October 30, 1995
The Federations Step Forward

The Federations Step Forward

October 20, 1995
The Federation Movement in Three Contexts: American Jewry, the Jewish Political Tradition, and Modernity

The Federation Movement in Three Contexts: American Jewry, the Jewish Political Tradition, and Modernity

October 20, 1995
Waste Land with Promise: Chaim Nachman Bialik’s America

Waste Land with Promise: Chaim Nachman Bialik’s America

October 30, 1994 | Michael Brown
American Jewish Political Advocacy: Defining the Changing Agenda, Identifying the Emerging Players

American Jewish Political Advocacy: Defining the Changing Agenda, Identifying the Emerging Players

October 15, 1993
The New Geo-Demographics of American Jewry

The New Geo-Demographics of American Jewry

July 15, 1993 | Daniel J. Elazar
Quiet Diplomat: Max Fisher

Quiet Diplomat: Max Fisher

June 1, 1993
The Possibilities and Limits of Intercultural Learning: A University Course on African American/Jewish Relations

The Possibilities and Limits of Intercultural Learning: A University Course on African American/Jewish Relations

January 1, 1993
Letter to a Liberal American Friend

Letter to a Liberal American Friend

September 15, 1992
Antisemitism in the United States 1992: Why are Jews Worried?

Antisemitism in the United States 1992: Why are Jews Worried?

May 15, 1992
The U.S. – Israel Relationship: Mounting Misperceptions in Washington

The U.S. – Israel Relationship: Mounting Misperceptions in Washington

April 15, 1992 | Amb. Dore Gold