Jewish Organizational Life in the U.S. Since 1945

Publication Date: January 1995

Publisher: American Jewish Committee

Author(s): Jack Wertheimer

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: American Jews; Jewish organizations; Volunteerism

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The essay analyzes the most pronounced trends in American Jewish organizational life in the postwar era. How has the organized community defined its interests and expressed its goals at different points in the past half century? To what extent have Jewish organizations built a consensus on fundamental questions of priorities and policies? These broader themes provide a context in which to examine the work of specific organizations and a means to map the shifting topography of the organized community.