Americanization of the Jews, The

By Seltzer, Robert M. and Norman J. Cohen (Eds.)
New York University Press: Reappraisals in Jewish Social and Intellectual History Series, 2002, Paperback, ISBN: 0814780016, $20.50

How has Judaism, a religion defined by its minority status, attained equal footing with Catholicism and Protestantism in dominating modern American religious life?

This work, revealing the effects of this evolution on Jews in America and on America in general, encompasses politics and culture. It explores the paradoxes that abound in the relationship between America and Judaism.