He details the contributions and the leadership provided by the Dutch Jews and relates how they lost their "Dutchnessand their Orthodoxy within several generations of their arrival here and were absorbed into broader American Judaism.
Soyer explores this process of construction by raising more specific questions about what immigrants themselves have meant by Americanization and how their hometown associations played an important part in the process.
Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945
by Marianne R. Sanua
Price: $22.99
ISBN: 9780814344194
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Publication Date: February 2018
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wayne State University Press
488 Pages
In Going Greek Marianne Sanua examines the founding of Jewish fraternities in light of such topics as antisemitism, the unique challenges faced by Jewish students on campuses across the United States, responses to World War II, and questions pertaining to assimilation and/or identity reinforcement.
Based on a mass of unpublished letters, sermons, and a twenty-seven volume journal, this richly textured biography reappraises Kaplan's significance and offers an original and intimate look at the man, his mind, and his work.
Scholars and students of Jewish history and immigration studies, and readers interested in Gold Rush history, will enjoy this look at the development of California’s Jewish community.
Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism tells an important part of the story of Judaism's response to the challenge of political freedom and social acceptance in a new, modern society Judaism itself was transformed as it came to terms with America, and the key figure in this process was Isaac Leeser.
The Changing Ideals and Images of North American Jews
Edited by Allon Gal
Price: $29.99
ISBN: 9780814326305
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Publication Date: November 1996
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wayne State University Press
444 Pages
Written by leading scholars from various disciplines, the articles in this volume discuss the envisioning of Israel as it has evolved between two mythical parameters: Israel as the successful, stubborn nation that has survived tragedy; and Israel as holding out a unique promise of morality and justice—of being a light unto the nations.
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