The American Jewish Community |
The American Jewish Community in the 20th and 21st Centuries This book reviews the major
institutions which constitute the Jewish community in America. That includes
Religion, The Family, The Role of Jewish Women, Education, Social
Stratification, Jews in the Military, Jews in American politics, American Jews
in the Movies, Jewish American Songwriters, The Influence of English and
American Literature on Jewish Americans, American Jewish Scientists, American
Jews in Sports, and The Future of
the American Jewish Community. This book is written from the
sociological point of view. It is a contribution to the Scientific Study of
Religion and therefore avoids theology altogether. The book is also a study in social
change, as may be seen by the description of Jewish life in the “Ghetto” of
the Jewish immigrants of the early twentieth
century, as well as the major changes in American Jewish life in the 21st
century. Therefore this is also a study of American ethnicity, since much of what has happened to Jewish Americans has also happened to all Americans. The lesson drawn from this book is that Winston Churchill was quite right when he wrote; “Democracy is the worst form of government - except for all the others.” This applies particularly to the Jewish community, the descendants of those persecuted in Europe for 1,600 years and finally liberated by the American spirit. In the words of George Washington: “This government gives to bigotry no sanction and to persecution no assistance.” Shalom u'vracha. Dr. Gerhard Falk is the author of numerous publications, including Gender, Sex, & Status (2019). |