ISBN:
9780691170732
Language:
English
Pages:
v, 265 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Year of publication:
2020
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Berman, Lila Corwin, 1976 - The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex
DDC:
361.7089/924073
Keywords:
Wohltätigkeit
;
Gemeinnützige Organisation
;
Juden
;
USA
;
Jews Charities
;
History
;
Charity organization History
;
USA
;
Juden
;
Wohltätigkeit
;
Wohltätigkeitsorganisation
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Geschichte 1880-2020
Abstract:
Introduction. The state of philanthropy -- Associations -- Regulations -- Property -- Taxation -- Politics -- Finance and identity -- The market -- The complex -- Conclusion. Reform.
Abstract:
"Acts of charity are at the heart of most traditions of Jewish collective life. It is not surprising, then, that as Jewish immigrants established strong communities in the United States in the course of the last century, philanthropy offered them a pathway to effective communal self-help as well as political and economic power and influence. Partaking in American traditions of associational life, volunteerism, and decentralized religious organization, Jews in the U.S. established philanthropic organizations that have grown to be vital forces in Jewish public life. This book charts the history of American Jewish philanthropic practices and institutions from the late nineteenth-century to the present day. This book offers a nuanced assessment of contemporary American Jewish philanthropy. On the one hand, Berman readily acknowledges that this world of charitable giving is filled with well-intentioned people whose institutional donations have provided invaluable support for many worthwhile projects and causes. (The author herself notes early in the book her own reliance, at key moments in her professional career, on Jewish philanthropy.) On the other hand, these good intentions and good works coexist with a vast accumulation of wealth within Jewish philanthropic organizations that, for Berman, exacerbate rather than alleviate worrisome social and economic inequalities in the U.S."
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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