Dynamic belonging : contemporary Jewish collective identities / edited by Harvey E. Goldberg, Steven M. Cohen, and Ezra Kopelowitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldberg, Harvey E.

Cohen, Steven Martin.

Kopelowitz, Ezra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Identity--Congresses.

Jews.

Jews--Identity.

Jews--United States--Identity--Congresses.

Jews--Israel--Identity--Congresses.

Israel and the diaspora--Congresses.

Israel and the diaspora.

Judaism--21st century--Congresses.

Judaism.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Israel.

United States.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

vi, 268 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, [2012]

Summary:

Most of the essays in this volume were presented at a conference convened at the end of a research seminar held in 2004 at the Advanced Institute of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Eleven contributions are arranged in sections on the fluid nature of Jewish belonging, diverse attempts at constructing Jewish sub-cultures in Israel and the US, and diverse ways of connecting to the Jewish people. A sampling of specific topics: British Jewish communal leadership in the context of multiculturalism, Israeli modern orthodoxy (fundamentalists or romantic nationalists?), engaging the next generation of American Jews, Israel in diaspora Jewish culture. The three editors are affiliated as follows: Harvey E. Goldberg (emeritus, sociology and anthropology, The Hebrew U. of Jerusalem); Steven M. Cohen (Jewish social policy, Hebrew Union College); and Ezra Kopelowitz (sociologist specializing in Israel-diaspora relations and CEO of Research Success Technologies Ltd). Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-256) and index.

ISBN:

9780857452573

0857452576

9780857452580

0857452584

OCLC:

731372977