This book, in its 113th year, provides insight into major trends in
the North American Jewish community, examining Jewish education,
New York Jewry, national and Jewish communal affairs, and the US
and world Jewish population. It also acts as an important resource
with its lists of Jewish Institutions, Jewish periodicals, and
academic resources as well as Jewish honorees, obituaries, and
major recent events. It should prove useful to social scientists
and historians of the American Jewish community, Jewish communal
workers, and the press, among others. For more than a
century, the American Jewish Year Book has remained and continues
to serve, even in the Internet age, as the leading reference work
on contemporary Jewish life. This year’s volume, with its special
reports on Jewish education and the New York community and
its updates on Jewish population statistics, Jewish institutions,
and the major Jewish figures who passed in the year past, continues
this splendid tradition. Pamela S. Nadell, Chair, Department of
History, American University and Co-editor, Making Women’s
Histories: Beyond National Perspectives  The 2013 volume of
the American Jewish Year Book impressively demonstrates that Arnold
Dashefsky and Ira Sheskin have restored this important resource in
all its former glory. Bruce A. Phillips, Professor of Sociology and
Jewish Communal Service, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion, Los Angeles Having a current American Jewish Year Book on
my shelf is like having a panel of experts on American Jewish life
at the ready, prepared to give me thoughtful, accurate answers and
observations on the key issues, trends and statistics that define
our continental Jewish community today. Well into its second
century, the American Jewish Year Book continues to be an essential
resource for serious leaders, practitioners and students who seek
to ground their work in solid research and up-to-date data. Jacob
Solomon, Greater Miami Jewish Federation President and CEO
General
Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
American Jewish Year Book, 113 |
Release date: |
August 2016 |
First published: |
2014 |
Editors: |
Arnold Dashefsky
• Ira Sheskin
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 45mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
872 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-319-34873-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
3-319-34873-6 |
Barcode: |
9783319348735 |
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