Studies in Contemporary Jewry Volume XI: Values, Interests, and Identity: Jews and Politics in a Changing World

by Medding, Peter Y.

• ISBN13: 9780195103311
• ISBN10: 0195103319
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-03-14
• Publisher: Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Summary

This collection of original articles addresses the often conflicting roles of values, interests, and identity in contemporary Jewish politics. Published annually by the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the acclaimed Studies in Contemporary Jewry series includes symposia, articles, and book reviews by distinguished scholars of Jewish studies from around the world, and a list of recent dissertations. With its focus on Jews and contemporary politics--particularly the interplay of politics and Jewish history-- Values, Interests and Identity makes an outstanding contribution to the scholarly literature.

Table of Contents

Symposium: Values, Interests and Identity: Jews and Politics in a Changing World
Liberalism and the Jews: Historical Affinities, Contemporary Necessities	p. 3
Reformulations of Zionist Ideology Since the Establishment of the State of Israel	p. 11
French Jews: Between Citizenship and Community	p. 37
Jews and Politics in Hungary	p. 50
Toward a Theory of Disproportionate American Jewish Liberalism	p. 64
The Impact of the Women's Movement on American Jewish Life: An Overview After Twenty Years	p. 86
The Political Conservatism of the Jews in Britain	p. 101
Jewish Leadership in Times of Crisis: Argentina During the Eichmann Affair (1960-1962)	p. 117
Jewish Communal Reconstruction in the Former Soviet Union	p. 136
Essays
Picturing Jews: Iconography and Racial Science	p. 159
Australia and the Jewish Community of Palestine: 1915-1941	p. 176
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