Joining the Club: A History of Jews and Yale, Revised edition - Hardcover

Oren, Dan A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300084684 ISBN 13: 9780300084689

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This unique and richly informative addition to American educational, religious, and cultural history examines the college life of Jews at Yale from the first Jewish graduate in 1809 to the present time, drawing comparisons to the Jewish experience at other elite colleges and universities and to the experiences of other minorities at Yale. In this revised edition, Oren draws on new interviews and references to present the dramatic events of the past twenty years, describing the tensions between majority and minority cultures in an academic world increasingly committed to inclusiveness and the solidification of meritocracy.
Reviews of the earlier edition

“An admirably probing and balanced account of a subject that was up to now considered taboo.” —Lewis Coser

“Dan A. Oren’s meticulous research reveals how the traditional exclusivist conception of Yale University evolved gradually over time, and with what consequences for Jews and other original outsiders. . . . Judicious in tone, balanced and fluently written.” —A.J. Sherman, Times Literary Supplement

“A richly researched and well-written book.” —Naomi W. Cohen, American Historical Review

“A most complete, thoroughly researched, and well documented history.” —Melvin Ezer, Educational Studies

Dan A. Oren, M.D., is associate professor of  psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine.

About this title

About the Author:

Dan A. Oren, M.D., is associate professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine.

From Library Journal:

Using archival records and interviews, Oren, a Yale graduate currently at the medical school, has produced a thoroughly researched, well-written account of the Jewish experience at Yale from the first Jewish graduate in 1809 to the present. Not only does he chronicle the history of Jews at Yale, but he compares it with the experiences of other minorities at that institution as well as the saga of Jews at other elite schools. The discriminatory quota system and other problems that faced Jews in American higher education during much of the 20th century are well documented. An important work, highly recommended. Leonard Grundt, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0300084684
• ISBN 13: 9780300084689
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480