Let Us Prove Strong: The American Jewish Committee, 1945-2006 (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life) - Hardcover

Sanua, Marianne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 158465631X ISBN 13: 9781584656319

Publisher: Brandeis University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The American Jewish Committee (AJC), founded by wealthy men of German-Jewish descent in 1906, has a long-term mission to protect the civil and religious rights of Jews in the U.S. and around the globe. The AJC has also been distinguished for its outstanding staff and superb library, for its importance as a research center, and for its efforts to bring about social change through public education. Marianne Sanua’s volume offers a full-scale history of this important organization, which will shortly celebrate its centennial.

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About the Author

LEONARD SAXE is Professor of Jewish Community Research and Social Policy at Brandeis University and co-author of “How Goodly are thy Tents”: Summer Camps as Jewish Socializing Experiences (Brandeis, 2003). BARRY CHAZAN is Professor of Jewish Education at Spertus College and Professor of Education Emeritus at Hebrew University. He was the chief architect of Birthright Israel’s educational curriculum.

Review

"This excellent report is the well-written and unbiased result of Sanua's skillful inquiry . . . Readers will come away from this book with an appreciation for the important work of the American Jewish Committee and they will also benefit from an authoritative and polished account of American Jewish history since World War II."--Jewish Journal, Dade Country, Florida

"Sanua is a diligent researcher . . . This excellent report is the well-written and unbiased result of her skillful inquiry...Readers will come away from this book with an appreciation for the important work of the AJC (American Jewish Committee) and they will also benefit from an authoritative and polished account of American Jewish history since World War II." --The Buffalo Jewish Review

"Readers will come away from this book with an appreciation for the important work of the American Jewish Committee and they will also benefit from an authoritative and polished account of American Jewish history since World War II. Sanua's assiduous scholarship is shown by the 60 pages of notes, which help to affirm that she has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the post World War II American Jewish community." --National Jewish Post and Opinion

Edition details

• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 158465631X
• ISBN 13: 9781584656319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 516