Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Viii: A New Jewry? - America Since the Second World War

Zusatztext 'Peter Medding has put together a rich mix of essays from a Hebrew University symposium which forms the centrepiece of the book ... it is their unifying theme ... that gives the book its wider resonance.'Joshua Edwards! Jewish Chronicle Klappentext The eighth volume of the acclaimed annual publication of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem! this volume focuses on the history and development of American Jewish life since World War II. Contributions include "A 'Golden Decade' for American Jews! 1945-1955" by Arthur A. Goren! "American Judaism: Changing Patterns in Denominational Self-Definition" by Arnold Eisen! "Value Added: Jews in Postwar American Culture" by Stephen J. Whitfield! "The Postwar Economy of American Jews" by Barry R. Chiswick! "Jewish Migration in Postwar America: The Case of Miami and Los Angeles" by Deborah Dash Moore! and "All in the Family: American Jewish Attachments to Israel" by Chaim Waxman. The volume also contains essays! book reviews! and a list of recent dissertations in the field. Zusammenfassung This eighth volume of the annual publication of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry focuses on the history and development of American Jewish life since World War II.

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• Authors: Peter Y. Medding, Peter Y. (Professor Medding
• Assisted by: Peter Y. Medding (Editor), Peter Y. (Professor Medding (Editor), Medding Peter Y. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.1993
• EAN: 9780195074499
• ISBN: 978-0-19-507449-9
• No. of pages: 426
• Series: Studies in Contemporary Jewry,; Studies in Contemporary Jewry
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Ethnic Studies, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, General & world history, Jewish Studies, Archaeology, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, General and world history, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Relating to Jewish people and groups, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Social groups: religious groups and communities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General