Jewish Renaissance: Toward a New Relationship Between the American Jewish Community and Israel

Publication Date: December 1997

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Barry Shrage

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Diaspora Relations; Jewish Identification; Israel Attachment

Type: Report

Coverage: United States Israel

Abstract:

The Israel/Diaspora relationship must be restructured so to encourage greatly increased involvement, investment, and contact between equal partners. Its goal should be the development of a non-fundamentalist Jewish renaissance both in Israel and the United States. It should be characterized by volunteer energy and creative entrepreneurship.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.74 no.2, Winter 1997.