description: The eighth volume of the acclaimed annual publication of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, this volume focuses on the history and development of American Jewish life since World War II. Contributions include "A 'Golden Decade' for American Jews, 1945-1955" by Arthur A. Goren, "American Changing Patterns in Denominational Self-Definition" by Arnold Eisen, "Value Jews in Postwar American Culture" by Stephen J. Whitfield, "The Postwar Economy of American Jews" by Barry R. Chiswick, "Jewish Migration in Postwar The Case of Miami and Los Angeles" by Deborah Dash Moore, and "All in the American Jewish Attachments to Israel" by Chaim Waxman. The volume also contains essays, book reviews, and a list of recent dissertations in the field.
language: English
title: Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume VIII: A New Jewry? America Since the Second World War
titlecomplete: Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume VIII: A New Jewry? America Since the Second World War (Studies in Contemporary Jewry, Vol. VIII)
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series: Studies in Contemporary Jewry
publisher: Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem