Edgar M. Bronfman is a leading philanthropist and chairman of the Board of Governors of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. He is the former CEO of the Seagram Company Ltd. and the former president of the World Jewish Congress. He has been recognized for his leadership by organizations, universities, and governments around the world. In 1999, President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor.
Beth Zasloff is an alumna of the Bronfman Youth Fellowships, and her collaboration with Edgar M. Bronfman has been a dynamic intergenerational partnership. She has taught writing at New York University, Johns Hopkins University, and in New York City public schools. She has a B.A. in English from Yale University and an M.A. in fiction writing from Johns Hopkins University.
How This Book Was Written | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Spirit of a Jewish Renaissance | p. 13 |
A Golden Age for North American Jewry? | p. 15 |
Abraham and Sarah's Tent: Rethinking Intermarriage | p. 24 |
A New Judaism for a New Generation: Engaging the Disengaged | p. 45 |
Respect, Not Tolerance: Embracing Jewish Diversity and Difference | p. 77 |
Making Renaissance Happen | p. 99 |
"Go and Learn": Our Plan of Action | p. 101 |
Hillel, Birthright Israel, and Jewish Camping: Bringing Jewish Life to Large Numbers of Jewish Youth | p. 108 |
Jewish Leaders: Passing the Torch to a New Generation | p. 144 |
Jewish Communal Life: Updating our Institutions | p. 157 |
The Jewish Home | p. 180 |
Jewish Renaissance Initiatives | p. 201 |
Interviews Cited | p. 211 |
Notes | p. 215 |
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“Jewish community has always provided a sheltering home for Jews in times of danger and need. But the quality that we most need to foster now in our Jewish home is not just security but welcome. Those who seek a home in Judaism should find a community and a tradition that ushers in its guests with warmth and pride and that celebrates diversity of background and opinion. Those who marry Jews should find in Jewish community a loving family that welcomes them without conditions.” —from Hope, Not Fear
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