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Calvin Goldscheider is an original thinker and I have found his previous work on American Jewry to be intellectually adventurous and consistently compelling. I opened his new book on Israeli society with high expectations, and was not... more
Calvin Goldscheider is an original thinker and I have found his previous work on American Jewry to be intellectually adventurous and consistently compelling. I opened his new book on Israeli society with high expectations, and was not disappointed. The first section of the book establishes the role of demography in the foundation and background of Israeli society. The second section discusses urbanization, religion, and gender roles as structural and cultural factors that are key ingredients shaping social change and inequality. The third section provides an analysis of ‘‘inequalities based on gender, ethnic, and religious characteristics.’’ It includes a discussion of the structure of social class in Israel and the generational transmission of social class inequalities. The final section looks at marriage and family formation. The final chapter on ‘‘emergent Israeli society’’ reviews three ‘‘externals’’ that enhance ‘‘the understanding of internal developments in Israel’s changing society:’’ the relationship of Jewish communities outside of Israel, the ‘‘Palestinian question’’ (the relationship of Israel to the territories it administers), and the impact of the Palestinian Diaspora. Most of what is written about Israeli society tends to be passionate. Ari Shavit’s widely read My Promised Land: the Triumph and Tragedy of Israel is a case in point. Goldscheider, by contrast, takes a straightforward, dispassionate approach, and this is one of the book’s great strengths. His discussion of Arabs is one example. First of all, he refers to them as Arab Israelis, not Israeli Arabs. Where others argue about whether or not Israel is an ‘‘apartheid’’ state, Golscheider provides a detailed, factual, and nuanced discussion of the sources of inequality for Arab Israelis and its
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One of the requirements for the master’s degree in Jewish communal service given by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) School of Jewish Communal Service (SJCS) is the thesis. Although this component has... more
One of the requirements for the master’s degree in Jewish communal service given by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) School of Jewish Communal Service (SJCS) is the thesis. Although this component has evolved over the years, it has remained an important part of students’ training to become Jewish professionals. In addition, it has yielded some important and even ground-breaking research that has infl uenced programming decisions, spawned new organizations, and affected Jewish communal policy. In this article, we explain this requirement and how it has evolved, and we offer examples of some student work.
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This book contains a series of papers by various authors on aspects of the demography of the Jewish population of the United States. It is based on papers presented at the Workshop in Jewish Population Studies held at Brandeis University... more
This book contains a series of papers by various authors on aspects of the demography of the Jewish population of the United States. It is based on papers presented at the Workshop in Jewish Population Studies held at Brandeis University in October and November 1982. The data are primarily from the Jewish population surveys carried out periodically by American Jewish communities. The papers are grouped under three main headings: initiating and utilizing local Jewish population studies; issues in data collection and analysis; and resources for questionnaire design and interpretation of findings.
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... Two teams of research-Bruce Phillips is Professor of Sociology and Jewish Communal Service. He is completing a book on the intermarriage research cited here and working on the Year 2000 National Jewish Population Survey. ...
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In Opening the Gates, Gary Tobin challenges his fellow American Jews to avoid the process of entropy that could take a devastating toll in the Jewish community. ""This should be our primary task,"" Tobin passionately... more
In Opening the Gates, Gary Tobin challenges his fellow American Jews to avoid the process of entropy that could take a devastating toll in the Jewish community. ""This should be our primary task,"" Tobin passionately argues. Tobin confronts his community with the eye opening ...
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