American Judaism

by Glazer, Nathan

• ISBN13: 9780226298436
• ISBN10: 0226298434
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-04-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

First published in 1957, Nathan Glazer's classic, historical study of Judaism in America has been described by the New York Times Book Review as "a remarkable story . . . told briefly and clearly by an objective historical mind, yet with a fine combination of sociological insight and religious sensitivity." Glazer's new introduction describes the drift away from the popular equation of American Judaism with liberalism during the last two decades and considers the threat of divisiveness within American Judaism. Glazer also discusses tensions between American Judaism and Israel as a result of a revivified Orthodoxy and the disillusionment with liberalism. "American Judaism has been arguably the best known and most used introduction to the study of the Jewish religion in the United States. . . . It is an inordinately clear-sighted work that can be read with much profit to this day."--American Jewish History (1987)

Author Biography

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.

Table of Contents

Introduction, 1989

Introduction

Beginnings of American Judaism, 1654-1825

The German Immigration and the Shaping of Reform, 1825-94

Reformers and Conservatives, 1880-1900

The East European Migration, 1880-1900

Judaism and Jewishness, 1920-45

The Jewish Revival, 1945-56

The Religion of American Jews

Epilogue

Appendix. Declaration of Principles Adopted by a Group of Reform Rabbis at Pittsburgh, 1885

Notes

Important Dates

Suggested Reading

Index

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