Joining the Club: A History of Jews and Yale
This unique and richly informative addition to American educational, religious, and cultural history examines the college life of Jews at Yale from the first Jewish graduate in 1809 to the present time, drawing comparisons to the Jewish experience at other elite colleges and universities and to the experiences of other minorities at Yale. In this second edition, Oren draws on new interviews and references to present the dramatic events of the past twenty years, describing the tensions between...
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This unique and richly informative addition to American educational, religious, and cultural history examines the college life of Jews at Yale from the first Jewish graduate in 1809 to the present time, drawing comparisons to the Jewish experience at other elite colleges and universities and to the experiences of other minorities at Yale. In this second edition, Oren draws on new interviews and references to present the dramatic events of the past twenty years, describing the tensions between majority and minority cultures in an academic world increasingly committed to inclusiveness and the solidification of meritocracy. Naomi W. Cohen A richly researched and well-written book.
List of IllustrationsA New PrefaceIntroductionPt. 11701-18781The Beginnings3Pt. 21878-19412Increasing Biases: Undergraduate Life until the First World War193The Limitation of Numbers: Undergraduate Admissions between the World Wars414Mixed Messages: Undergraduate Life between the World Wars695Religious Spirit1036The Faculty1207The School of Medicine146Pt. 31941-19808Evolving Meritocracy: Undergraduate Life after the Second World War1719Undergraduate Admissions18610Hillel23111A Kosher Whiffenpoof: The Religiously Observant Student24712Finding the Best Doctors26813Breaking the Barriers: The Faculty, Corporation, and Administration27814The Club300Pt. 4Epilogue15Coda - 1980 and Beyond31116Conclusions322App. 1The Yale Seal339App. 2Connecticut and United States Populations349App. 3"Church Members" at Yale College, 1873-1904351App. 4Sheffield Scientific School Enrollment, 1873-1921353App. 5Enrollment at Yale College (and Sheffield Scientific School, Where Indicated), 1902-1969354App. 6Background of Jewish Students, Yale College Classes of 1911-1926357App. 7Enrollment in the Yale Graduate and Professional Schools359App. 8Full Professors on the Yale Faculties, 1900-1970361App. 9A Chronology of Judaic Studies at Yale363Notes369Bibliography443Index469
\ A.J. ShermanDan A. Oren’s meticulous research reveals how the traditional exclusivist conception of Yale University evolved gradually over time, and with what consequences for Jews and other original outsiders. . . . Judicious in tone, balanced and fluently written.\ \ \ \ \ Lewis CoserAn admirably probing and balanced account of a subject that was up to now considered taboo.\ \ \ Naomi W. CohenA richly researched and well-written book.\ \ \ \ \ Naom W. CohenA richly researched and well-written book.\ —American Historical Review\ \
