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A Certain People: American Jews and Their Lives Today PDF

469 Pages·1985·73.49 MB·English
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s1n35, “Finally, a book that goes beyond tragedy and mi ‘ump, and desembes American Jewish hfe inal ts ‘marvelous complexity as itis” “Leonard Pein, Flier ad Publishes, Momant magazine “tvary thinking American should read 4 Cotain People. Is a must, particularly for non-Jews Uke nyse ort provides a rare and lid insight into ‘phenomenon diat is having significant, postive ‘ects on the United Sates” “award ‘T Thompson, reid Kalwedn Chie, Reader's Digest ‘Charles Sitheran hasbeen highly praised as the author of te lndark books Crisis ta ack at White, Cries the Classroom, and Criminal Vio doce, Criminal Justice—al of which axe now con- sidered classics. A Gevtain Peep Is his most Impartanthook to date, fr iil transform the a) meric Jews see themselves—and the wy hit ‘orewish neighbors se them. Chaves Silberman spent six years intrvewig, researching and writing A Certain Peon and he Jas noe only crested an limiting parti 0 dhe pase and present state of American Jewry in alts ‘ompixiy iehnest and diversi but fe Bas also (ver the last twenty-tive years, Mr. scents American society Its broken open to Jews ‘nd to other ethnic groups in ways that were not ‘expeced—indeed in waysthar com no even have then imagined —a generation agn Ealty snow ‘Mes, ad indeed ae for mary people, But tis ne ‘openness and opportunity has produced great ‘tage, a ic some quarters, great arse Inthe ‘American Jewish corunanity TTEM: Contrary 10 common belief among Jews that they are chooring to bandon thir Jewishnese, (common a) A CERTAIN PEOPLE SUMMIT BOOKS NEW YORK prt y Chr Stree pes es eke ear alter tent nits Aes) Som ie tc See eine Kener ce SEAT NGA fa tpn we radars Sno iii ne Beda ey Ba ote Me ae Gale Sof mie ‘Siherman, Comer, dat. od cnn pop Inch ines Cheitenan feck erate & Fadi Cnet Sze Jey Usiad Some Tae. rf sie age rss sss

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