The Vanishing American Jew - In Search of Jewish Identity for the Next Century (Hardcover, 1st ed)

In this urgent book, Alan M. Dershowitz shows why American Jews are in danger of disappearing - and what must be done now to create a renewed sense of Jewish identity for the next century. In previous times, the threats to Jewish survival were external - the virulent consequences of anti-Semitism. Now, however, in late-twentieth-century America, the danger has shifted. Jews today are more secure, more accepted, more assimilated, and more successful than ever before. They've dived into the melting pot - and they've achieved the American Dream. And that, according to Dershowitz, is precisely the problem. More than 50 percent of Jews will marry non-Jews, and their children will most often be raised as non-Jews. Which means, in the view of Dershowitz, that American Jews will vanish as a distinct cultural group sometime in the next century - unless they act now. Speaking to concerned Jews everywhere, Dershowitz calls for a new Jewish identity that focuses on the positive - the 3,500-year-old legacy of Jewish culture, values, and traditions. Dershowitz shows how this new Jewish identity can compete in America's open environment of opportunity and choice - and offers concrete proposals on how to instill it in the younger generation.

General

Imprint:	Little, Brown
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1997
First published:	March 1997
Authors:	Alan Dershowitz
Dimensions:	235 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-316-18133-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-316-18133-1
Barcode:	9780316181334

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