American Jewrys Challenge

Acknowledgements

Foreword
Jonathan Sarna
American Jewry After Recent Mega-Events
Manfred Gerstenfeld
Interviews

Norman Podhoretz: Countervailing Trends In American Jewry

Alan Dershowitz: Unprepared Jewish Leadership And Radical Change

Gray Rosenblatt: Change And Perplexity

David Harris: Confronting Existential Questions

Malcolm Hoenlein: A Community Seeking Unity Through Consensus

Stuart Eizenstat: The Activism Of American Jews And Restitution

Abraham Foxman: The Resuscitation Of Anti-Semitism

Marvin Hier: Building A Major Organization From Scratch

Daniel Pipes: The End Of American Jewry’s Golden Era

Shoshana Cardin: Community Versus Individualism

Rela Mintz Geffen: Sociological Changes In The Community

David Ellenson: New Concepts For Teaching Reform Rabbis

Ismar Schorsch: Indicators Of Spiritual Renaissance

Norman Lamm: Changes In Modern Orthodoxy

Richard Joel: Revitalizing Hillel

Carole Solomon: National And International Responsibilities

Mark Charendoff: At The Core Of The Funding Revolution

Afterword
Alan Mittleman
Index

About The Contributors And Interviewees

About The Author

Additional Info
Watershed events – including the second Palestinian uprising in 2000, September 11 2001 and the Iraq war – have created major challenges for American Jewry, leading to changes in its perceptions and environment.

Through conversations with some of America’s most influential Jewish leaders, Manfred Gerstenfeld sheds light on the how the tumultuous events of recent years have affected and will continue to influence the American Jewish population. These include issues surrounding education, assimilation and revitalization, relationships with other religious communities, anti-Semitism and generational change. Of enormous historical value, American Jewry’s Challenge serves as a time capsule capturing American Jewry at the dawn of the 21st century