AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK 2016 by Arnold Dashefsky (Editor), Ira M. Sheskin (Editor) ( 9783319461212 )

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Title:

AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK 2016
THE ANNUAL RECORD OF NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITIES

By:

Arnold Dashefsky (Editor), Ira M. Sheskin (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

List price:	£149.99
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ISBN 10:

3319461214

ISBN 13:

9783319461212

Publisher:

SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG

Pub. date:

2 March, 2017

Edition:

1st ed. 2017

Series:

American Jewish Year Book 116

Pages:

824

Synopsis:

The American Jewish Year Book, now in its 116th year, is the annual record of the North American Jewish communities and provides insight into their major trends. Part I presents a forum on the Pew Survey, "A Portrait of American Orthodox Jews." Part II begins with Chapter 13, "The Jewish Family." Chapter 14 examines "American Jews and the International Arena (April 1, 2015 - April 15, 2016), which focuses on US-Israel Relations. Chapters 15-17 analyze the demography and geography of the US, Canadian, and world Jewish populations. In Part III, Chapter 18 provides lists of Jewish institutions, including federations, community centers, social service agencies, national organizations, synagogues, Hillels, day schools, camps, museums, and Israeli consulates. In the final chapters, Chapter 19 presents national and local Jewish periodicals and broadcast media; Chapter 20 provides academic resources, including Jewish Studies programs, books, articles, websites, and research libraries; and Chapter 21 presents lists of major events in the past year, Jewish honorees, and obituaries.An invaluable record of Jewish life, the American Jewish Year Book illuminates contemporary issues with insight and breadth. It is a window into a complex and ever-changing world.Deborah Dash Moore, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Judaic Studies, and Director Emerita of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, University of MichiganA century from now and more, the stately volumes of the American Jewish Year Book will stand as the authoritative record of Jewish life since 1900. For anyone interested in tracing the long-term evolution of Jewish social, political, religious, and cultural trends from an objective yet passionately Jewish perspective, there simply is no substitute.Lawrence Grossman, American Jewish Year Book Editor (1999-2008) and Contributor (1988-2015)

Illustrations:

29 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 824 p. 29 illus.

Publication:

Switzerland

Imprint:

Springer International Publishing AG

Returns:

Returnable

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