| Why Is America Different?: American Jewry on Its 350th Anniversary Contributor(s): Katz, Steven T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761847693 ISBN-13: 9780761847694 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $59.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Talmud |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 420 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |