New Paradigms for the Study of American Jewish Life

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Publisher: Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry

Author(s): Jonathan D. Sarna

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: American Jews; Academic research; Jewish identification

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author draws on his own work on the history of American Judaism to examine issues of continuing concern to social scientist, particularly the problem of assimilation, within a historical framework. The author also makes a specific proposal concerning the American Jewish Data Bank.