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OverviewThis book is a collection of two dozen essays published over the past four decades on American Jewish history and culture. They discuss the role that Jews have played in American culture, sports, politics, business, and religion, as well as the nature of American antisemitism. The essays argue that the Jewish experience in America has been unique and this uniqueness has encouraged Jews to define their Jewish identity in multiple ways. In no other country has Judaism and Jewishness taken on so many diverse forms. While America has not been the promised land for Jews, it has been a land of promise. Jews have prospered in America and become part of the social, cultural, political, and economic mainstream. But whether Judaism and Jewish identity have also prospered is another question. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward ShapiroPublisher: Academic Studies Press Imprint: Academic Studies Press ISBN: 9781644697399ISBN 10: 1644697394 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 05 May 2022 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements for Reprinted Material Introduction Part One: Identity 1. The Mystery of American Jewish Identity 2. The Jewishness of the New York Intellectuals: Sidney Hook, a Test Case 3. Will Herberg’s Protestant—Catholic—Jew: A Critique 4. The Impact of War: America’s Jews and World War II Part Two: Religion 5. A Shtetl in the Sun: Orthodoxy in Southern Florida 6. The Crisis of Conservative Judaism 7. Modern Orthodoxy in Crisis: A Test Case 8. The Decline and Rise of Secular Judaism in America Part Three: Antisemitism 9. John Higham and American Antisemitism 10. The World Labor Athletic Carnival of 1936: An American Anti-Nazi Protest 11. The Approach of War: Congressional Isolationism and Antisemitism, 1939–1941 12. Antisemitism Mississippi Style 13. The Educational Crusade of George W. Armstrong 14. Interpretations of the Crown Heights Riot 15. The Cognitive Dissonance of American Jews Part Four: Business 16. Jewish Historians and American Capitalism 17. The Absent American Jewish Business Mogul 18. From Participant to Owner: The Role of Jews in Contemporary American Sports Part Five: Politics 19. Waiting For Righty?: An Interpretation of the Political Behavior of American Jews 20. Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and American Jewish Memory 21. Jewish Intellectuals and the American Conservative MovementReviewsAuthor InformationEdward S. Shapiro received his Ph.D. in history from Harvard University and is Professor Emeritus of History at Seton Hall University. His books include A Time for Healing: American Jewry Since World War II, We Are Many: Reflections on American Jewish History and Identity, and Crown Heights: Blacks, Jews, and the 1991 Brooklyn Riot. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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