Continuity, Commitment, and Survival
Jewish Communities in the Diaspora
- 200 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Issues of continuity, survival, and identity have generated apparently unending debates throughout the Jewish world for centuries. While similar issues arise in all Jewish communities, there are significant differences between them. This collection was designed to highlight differences as well as similarities by devoting a chapter to each of seven countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In four communities-those in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States-debates about continuity are mainly concerned with the loss of Jewish identity through assimilation. In Argentina and South Africa, the main issue is with physical survival in the face of chaotic social conditions. In France, although the situation is less dire, the community feels threatened by the rise of xenophobic political movements and the hostility of Arab groups. Apart from external factors, all the contributors review debates over the relative importance of religion and ethnic identity, and the contrasting positions taken by religious leaders and secularists. While the study offers no clear-cut answers, it does aim to broaden the debate by exposing national differences.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction Sol Encel
- 1. Jewish Identity Research in the United States: Ruminations on Concepts and Findings Steven M. Cohen
- 2. Canadian Jewry: A Relative Success Story Morton Weinfeld
- 3. British Jewry: The Disintegration of a Community Geoffrey Alderman
- 4. Jewish Continuity in Australia John Goldlust
- 5. South African Jewry: Emigrating? At Risk? Or Restructuring the Jewish Future? Milton Shain
- 6. French Jewry David F.Weinberg
- 7. Latin and Jewish: The Jews of Argentina in the Twenty-First Century Judith Laikin Elkin
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors