Author:
Shapiro, Edward S.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005.
Descriptionxxiii, 296 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:The search for American Jewish identity -- World war II and American Jewish identity -- The Jew as patriot : Herman Wouk and American Jewish identity -- Jewishness and the New York intellectuals -- The ordeal of success : American Jewry since World War II -- American Jews and the business mentality -- Jews with money -- The friendly university : Jews in academia since World War II -- Orthodoxy in Pleasantdale -- The missing element : Nathan Glazer and Modern Orthodoxy -- Politics and American Jewish identity -- Charles S. Liebman and American Jewish liberalism -- The war among the Jews -- Pat Buchanan and the Jews -- American Jewry and the state of Israel -- Blacks and Jews entangled.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
