ISBN:
9781610397513
,
1610397517
Language:
English
Pages:
308 pages
,
25 cm
Edition:
First edition
Year of publication:
2018
DDC:
973/.04924
Keywords:
Jews
;
Jews Identity
;
Jews
;
RELIGION
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE
;
United States
;
Nonfiction
;
USA
;
Juden
;
Kulturelle Identität
;
Geschichte 1790-2017
;
USA
;
Juden
;
Kulturelle Identität
;
Geschichte 1790-2017
Abstract:
Argues for an American-Jewish community that is radically inclusive and embraces diversity and debate
Abstract:
The puzzling nature of Jewish identity -- The matrilineal principle -- Must a Jew practice Judaism? -- The puzzle of "Jewish blood" -- Peoplehood -- Who is a Jew in Israel? -- Who is a Jew in America? : a twenty-first-century standard -- Can we survive acceptance? -- The challenge of Israel -- The challenge of intermarriage -- Raising a Jewish child
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-294) and index
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