We Are Many: Reflections on American Jewish History and Identity
The topics of Edward Shapiro's book span the gamut of the American Jewish experience: from the politics of American Jews, the nature of American Jewish identity, relations between Jews and blacks, and Jews and American capitalism. He discusses writer Herman Wouk; Patrick Buchanan and the Jews; John Higham's interpretation of American anti-Semitism, Nathan Glazer's view of American Orthodoxy, and the Jewishness of Sidney Hook.\ Of particular interest is the author's exploration of how American...
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The question of "who is a Jew?" is a complex issue for American Jewry. Does religion, history, culture, or ethnicity make up Jewishness? How has American Jewishness changed over the years? Shapiro (history, emeritus, Seton Hall U.) addresses topics of American Jewish identity, acculturation, and politics in this collection of previously published essays. Subjects include World War II and American Jewish identity, academia, Orthodoxy in Pleasantdale, Jews with money, Pat Buchanan, American Jewry and the state of Israel, and Blacks and Jews entangled. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Pt. 1Identity1The search for American Jewish identity32World War II and American Jewish identity303The Jew as patriot : Herman Wouk and American Jewish identity504Jewishness and the New York intellectuals68Pt. 2Acculturation5The ordeal of success : American Jewry since World War II896American Jews and the business mentality1067Jews with money1158The friendly university : Jews in academia since World War II1259Orthodoxy in Pleasantdale13910The missing element : Nathan Glazer and modern orthodoxy152Pt. 3Politics11Politics and American Jewish identity16912Charles S. Liebman and American Jewish liberalism18113The war among the Jews19314Pat Buchanan and the Jews20815American Jewry and the state of Israel21816Blacks and Jews entangled233
