And whatever one's quibbles, Goodman should be credited with doing what Singer and Malamud and even Ozick were never really able to  making the most rigorous form of Judaism seem plausible as an American life.
Malamud an Ozick tried many times but failed to reconcile Judaism and American life.
mnli hypothesis: Malamud an Ozick tried many times but failed to reconcile Judaism and American life. premise: And whatever one's quibbles, Goodman should be credited with doing what Singer and Malamud and even Ozick were never really able to  making the most rigorous form of Judaism seem plausible as an American life.