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Publication Date: April 1915
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Oscar Leonard
Research Area: Culture and religion
Keywords: Assimilation; Religion; Communal Organization
Type: Other
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The author describes the evolution of Jewish community centers in the context of anti-Semitism and evolving attitudes towards Judaism, assimilation, and Zionism. He emphasizes the need to respect difference and Jewishness even while promoting Americanization, and the challenging question of how to 'Judaize' Jewish institutions.
Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities, 5:9