American Jews

The Jewish Vote

Seeking the party of the outs.

Jews in the Civil Rights Movement

Nowhere did Jews identify themselves more forth­rightly with the liberal avant-garde than in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

New York’s 4 Most Famous Jewish Gangsters

These mobsters shared notoriously violent careers -- but only one was convicted.

Changing Demographics in Jewish Families Today

Jewish families today tend not to conform to the image of two married parents living with their kids.

The New Jewish Family

Adjusting communal structures to match the new realities of the Jewish family will require letting go of a romanticized version of familial reality.

American Synagogue Sisterhoods

Jewish women serving congregation, denomination, American and world Jewry

American Jews and Israel in the Post-War Period

Nice place to visit, wouldn't want to live there.

Why Are So Many American Jews Politically Liberal?

The post-war politics of American Jews were shaped more by Jewish experience than Jewish tradition.

American Jewry, 1945-1980

American Jewry After World War II. Jewish History from 1948 - 1980. Modern Jewish History. Jewish History and Community.