The American Jewish Year Book, which spans three different
centuries, is the annual record of the North American Jewish
communities and provides insight into their major trends. Part I of
the current volume contains the lead article: Chapter 1, "Pastrami,
Verklempt, and Tshoot-spa: Non-Jews' Use of Jewish Language in the
US" by Sarah Bunin Benor. Following this chapter are three on
domestic and international events, which analyze the year's events
as they affect American Jewish communal and political affairs.
Three chapters analyze the demography and geography of the US,
Canada, and world Jewish populations. Part II provides lists of
Jewish institutions, including federations, community centers,
social service agencies, national organizations, synagogues,
Hillels, camps, museums, and Israeli consulates. The final chapters
present national and local Jewish periodicals and broadcast media;
academic resources, including Jewish Studies programs, books,
journals, articles, websites, and research libraries; and lists of
major events in the past year, Jewish honorees, and obituaries.
While written mostly by academics, this volume conveys an
accessible style, making it of interest to public officials,
professional and lay leaders in the Jewish community, as well as
the general public and academic researchers. The American Jewish
Year Book has been a key resource for social scientists exploring
comparative and historical data on Jewish population patterns. No
less important, the Year Book serves organization leaders and
policy makers as the source for valuable data on Jewish communities
and as a basis for planning. Serious evidence-based articles
regularly appear in the Year Book that focus on analyses and
reviews of critical issues facing American Jews and their
communities which are indispensable for scholars and community
leaders. Calvin Goldscheider, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and
Ungerleider Professor Emeritus of Judaic Studies, Brown University
They have done it again. The American Jewish Year Book has produced
yet another edition to add to its distinguished tradition of
providing facts, figures and analyses of contemporary life in North
America. Its well-researched and easily accessible essays offer the
most up to date scrutiny of topics and challenges of importance to
American Jewish life; to the American scene of which it is a part
and to world Jewry. Whether one is an academic or professional
member of the Jewish community (or just an interested reader of all
things Jewish), there is not another more impressive and
informative reading than the American Jewish Year Book. Debra Renee
Kaufman, Professor Emerita and Matthews Distinguished University
Professor, Northeastern University
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