Death of an American Jewish Community

by Levine, Hillel; Harmon, Lawrence

• ISBN13: 9780029138663
• ISBN10: 0029138663
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-03-29
• Publisher: Touchstone

Summary

'The Death Of An American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions, ' with much of its concentration on the policies of banks and real estate interests on ethnic communities in the 1960s, should help fill in the time line and develop an focus on ethnic relations and urban affairs more in the social structural direction.

Author Biography

Hillel Levine is Professor of Sociology and Religion at Boston University and President of the International Center for Conciliation. Levine attended Harvard, where he studies for the rabbinate with the Abraham Joshua Heschel. He has taught at Harvard and Yale and served as a visiting professor in Japan, India, China, Poland, and Israel, among other nations.  

Table of Contents

New Introduction to the Paperback Edition	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 2
Blue Hill Avenue: The Glory Years	p. 11
Movers and Shakers: The Early Exodus to the Suburbs, 1951-1954	p. 44
Wheeling and Dealing: The Politics of Urban Renewal, 1955-1965	p. 66
Carrying the Message: Ethnic Conflict and Urban Renewal in the Mid-60s	p. 92
The Gift: Black-Jewish Exchanges, 1968	p. 127
On the Line: Liberals Confront the Boundaries of Moral Concern, 1968	p. 153
"Acceptable Before Thee": Slumlords and Rabbis, 1968	p. 184
Blockbusting Mattapan: Bankers and Brokers	p. 194
"Lead the Jewish Racists Out of Mattapan": The Agony of a Reluctant Hero, 1969	p. 225
The "Dirty Little Secret": Class Conflict, 1969-1970	p. 249
The Hearings: Congress Plows the "Mysterious World of Finance," 1971	p. 278
In Search of New Centers--the 1970s	p. 306
Conclusion: A Tragedy of Good Intentions	p. 331
Notes	p. 343
Index	p. 359
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