Values, Interests and Identity: Jews and Politics in a Changing World. Studies in Contemporary Jewry An Annual XI The Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Medding, Peter Y., edited.

ISBN 10: 0195103319 / ISBN 13: 9780195103311

Published by for the Institute by Oxford University Press, New York, 1995

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Octavo in dust jacket, xiv, 366 pp., recently completed Doctoral Dissertations, Letter to the Editor by Samuel Heilman Symposium papers - Michael Walzer, "Liberalism and the Jews: Historixal Affinities, Contemporary Necessities," Gideon Shimoni, "Reformulations of Zionist Ideology Since the Establishment of the State of Israel," Pierre Birnbaum, "French Jews: Between Citizenship and Community," Andras Kovacs, "Jews and Politics in Hungary," Geoffrey Brahm Levey, "Toward a Theory of Disproportionate American Jewish Liberalism," Deborah E. Lipstadt, "The Impact of the Women's Movement on American Jewish Life: An Overview After Twenty Years," Geoffrey Alderman, "The Political Conservatism of the Jews in Britain," Haim Avni, "Jewish Leadership in Times of Crisis: Argentina During the Eichmann Affair (1960-1962)," Zvi Gitelman, "Jewish Communal Reconstruction in the Former Soviet Union;" Essays - Mitchell Hart, "Picturing Jews: Iconography and Racial Science," Chanan Reich, "Australi and the Jewish Community of Palestine: 1915-1941," Review Essays and a large selection of Book Reviews.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Values, Interests and Identity: Jews and Politics in a Changing World. Studies in Contemporary Jewry An Annual XI The Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Publisher: for the Institute by Oxford University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195103319
• ISBN 13: 9780195103311
• Binding: Hardbound
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

This collection of original articles addresses the often conflicting roles of values, interests, and identity in contemporary Jewish politics. Published annually by the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the acclaimed Studies in Contemporary Jewry series includes symposia, articles, and book reviews by distinguished scholars of Jewish studies from around the world, and a list of recent dissertations. With its focus on Jews and contemporary politics--particularly the interplay of politics and Jewish history--Values, Interests and Identity makes an outstanding contribution to the scholarly literature.

About the Author

Peter Y. Medding is at Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.