Jews and American Public Life: Essays on American Jewish History and Politics

David G. Dalin

Published by Academic Studies Press 2022

Jews and American Public Life

Essays on American Jewish History and Politics

David G. Dalin
Preface by: Jonathan D. Sarna

In the series North American Jewish Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781644698822

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About this book

Over forty years, David G. Dalin has written extensively on the role of American Jews in politics and public life. Here gathered together for the first time are sixteen of those articles about American Jews who have left their mark on politics, government, philanthropy, intellectual life and even sports.

Author / Editor information

Dalin David G. :

David G. Dalin, a historian and rabbi, is Senior Research Fellow at Brandeis University. He is the author, co-author, or editor of twelve books, most recently "Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court", which was selected as a finalist for the 2017 National Jewish Book Award.

David G. Dalin, a historian and rabbi, is Senior Research Fellow at Brandeis University. He is the author, co-author, or editor of twelve books, most recently Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court, which was selected as a finalist for the 2017 National Jewish Book Award.

Reviews

“David G. Dalin is one of the leading experts on the history of Jewish involvement in American politics. This wonderful collection constitutes a bouquet of Dalin’s most fascinating and readable essays on the role that Jews have played in American political and public life. The book touches upon a broad range of captivating subjects—including intriguing studies such as ‘Jews and the Founding Fathers,’ ‘American Jews and the Church-State Debate,’ and ‘the historical significance of Sandy Koufax’s brief but dazzling career.’ This learned and lucid volume will unquestionably capture the interest of academics and general readers alike.”

– Gary P. Zola, Executive Director of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives and the Edward M. Ackerman Family Distinguished Professor of the American Jewish Experience at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

“Gathering previously published essays sometimes leads to surprising insights. For four decades the distinguished historian David G. Dalin has explored Jews and American politics—the ones the nation’s leaders knew, the Jewish diplomats and judges they appointed, and the policies Jewish communal leaders and thinkers championed. In his articles we see America’s Jews wandering different political byways until, as this book masterfully reveals, those paths converged, and Jews found themselves ‘politically at home’ in America.”

– Pamela S. Nadell, author of America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VI
Foreword Jonathan D. Sarna Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Part One. Presidents, Presidential Appointments, and American Jews
1 The Founding Fathers and American Jews* Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	2
2 Presidents, Presidential Appointments, and Jews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
3 The Appointment of Louis D. Brandeis, First Jewish Justice on the Supreme Court Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
Part Two German-Jewish Notables and American Jewish Public Life
4 Mayer Sulzberger and American Jewish Public Life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
5 Patron par Excellence— Mayer Sulzberger and the Early Seminary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
6 Louis Marshall, the Jewish Vote, and the Republican Party Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
7 The Legacy of Julius Rosenwald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
8 Cyrus Adler, Non-Zionism, and the Zionist Movement: A Study in Contradictions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
9 Cyrus Adler and the Rescue of Jewish Refugee Scholars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
Part Three. Church-State Relations and American Jews
10 How High the Wall? American Jews and the Church-State Debate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
Part Four Jews and Civil Liberties
11 Jews, Nazis, and Civil Liberties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Part Five. Jews and City Politics
12 Jewish Republicanism and City Politics: The San Francisco Experience, 1911–1963 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
Part Six. Jewish Intellectuals and Jewish Public
13 From Marxism to Judaism: Will Herberg in Retrospect Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
14 The Jewish Historiography of Hannah Arendt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
Part Seven. Jews, Baseball, and American Public Life
15 Hank Greenberg at 100: Remembering Baseball’s Greatest Jewish Superstar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
16 A Brief, Brilliant Career: Why We Can’t Forget Sandy Koufax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288

Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Keywords: Presidents of the US; Louis D. Brandeis; Mayer Sulzberger; Nazi march in Skokie; Illinois; Louis Marshall; Republican party; Cyrus Adler; Zionism and anti-Zionism; Julius Rosenwald; Church-State separation; Will Herberg; Hannah Arendt; San Francisco history; Hank Greenberg; Sandy Koufax

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Published: May 24, 2022
ISBN: 9781644698822