Does the American Jewish experience represent a singular communal circumstance, or does it repeat, with obvious and unavoidable variation, the older European pattern of Jewish existence? In 2004, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the American Jewish community, this question seemed well worth revisiting. To explore it more fully, the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University brought together a distinguished group of expert scholars on the main areas of American Jewish life, stretching from the colonial Jewish experience to the image of Jews in contemporary films. The present volume represents the fruit of this collective reflection and interrogation.
| ISBN: | 9780761847694 |
| Publication date: | 21st October 2010 |
| Author: | Steven T Katz |
| Publisher: | University Press of America |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 420 pages |
| Genres: |
Judaism Liberal and Reform Judaism Rabbinic literature Judaism: life and practice |
Does the American Jewish experience represent a singular communal circumstance, or does it repeat, with obvious and unavoidable variation, the older European pattern of Jewish existence? In 2004, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the American Jewish community, this question seemed well worth revisiting. To explore it more fully, the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University brought together a distinguished group of expert scholars on the main areas of American Jewish life, stretching from the colonial Jewish experience to the image of Jews in contemporary films. The present volume represents the fruit of this collective reflection and interrogation.
Why Is America Different? features in the following genres: Judaism, Liberal and Reform Judaism, Rabbinic literature, Judaism: life and practice
Why Is America Different? is available in Paperback, Hardback
Why Is America Different? was written by Steven T Katz and published by University Press of America
Why Is America Different? has 420 pages
£44.99