Dalin Jews and American Public Life

Essays on American Jewish History and Politics
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-64469-883-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

Reihe: North American Jewish Studies

Over forty years, David G. Dalin has written extensively on the role of American Jews in politics and public life. Here gathered together for the first time are sixteen of those articles about American Jews who have left their mark on politics, government, philanthropy, intellectual life and even sports.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dalin, David G.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Sarna, Jonathan D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten Badminton Baseball
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Geschichte des Sports
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Jonathan D. Sarna Acknowledgments Permissions Introduction Part One
Presidents, Presidential Appointments and America’s Jews1. The Founding Fathers and American Jews
2. Presidents, Presidential Appointments, and Jews
3. The Appointment of Louis D. Brandeis, First Jewish Justice on the Supreme CourtPart Two
German-Jewish Notables and American Jewish Public Life4. Mayer Sulzberger and American Jewish Public Life
5. Patron par Excellence—Mayer Sulzberger and the Early Seminary
6. Louis Marshall, the Jewish Vote, and the Republican Party
7. The Legacy of Julius Rosenwald
8. Cyrus Adler, Non-Zionism, and the Zionist Movement: A Study in Contradictions
9. Cyrus Adler and the Rescue of Jewish Refugee ScholarsPart Three
Church-State Relations and America’s Jews10. American Jews and the Church-State Debate Part Four
Jews and Civil Liberties11. Jews, Nazis, and Civil Liberties Part Five
Jews and City Politics12. Jewish Republicanism and City Politics: The San Francisco Experience, 1911–1963Part Six
Jewish Intellectuals and Jewish Public Life13. From Marxism to Judaism: Will Herberg in Retrospect
14. The Jewish Historiography of Hannah ArendtPart Seven
Jews, Baseball, and American Public Life15. Hank Greenberg at 100: Remembering Baseball’s Greatest Jewish Superstar
16. A Brief, Brilliant Career: Why We Can’t Forget Sandy KoufaxIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Dalin David G.:
David G. Dalin, a historian and rabbi, is Senior Research Fellow at Brandeis University. He is the author, co-author, or editor of twelve books, most recently "Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court", which was selected as a finalist for the 2017 National Jewish Book Award.David G. Dalin, a historian and rabbi, is Senior Research Fellow at Brandeis University. He is the author, co-author, or editor of twelve books, most recently Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court, which was selected as a finalist for the 2017 National Jewish Book Award.