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The Vanishing American Jew

In Search of Jewish Identity for the Next Century

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By Alan M. Dershowitz

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In this urgent book, Alan M. Dershowitz shows why American Jews are in danger of disappearing – and what must be done now to create a renewed sense of Jewish identity for the next century. In previous times, the threats to Jewish survival were external – the virulent consequences of anti-Semitism. Now, however, in late-twentieth-century America, the danger has shifted. Jews today are more secure, more accepted, more assimilated, and more successful than ever before. They’ve dived into the melting pot – and they’ve achieved the American Dream. And that, according to Dershowitz, is precisely the problem. More than 50 percent of Jews will marry non-Jews, and their children will most often be raised as non-Jews. Which means, in the view of Dershowitz, that American Jews will vanish as a distinct cultural group sometime in the next century – unless they act now. Speaking to concerned Jews everywhere, Dershowitz calls for a new Jewish identity that focuses on the positive – the 3,500-year-old legacy of Jewish culture, values, and traditions. Dershowitz shows how this new Jewish identity can compete in America’s open environment of opportunity and choice – and offers concrete proposals on how to instill it in the younger generation.

On Sale
Mar 1, 1997
Page Count
416 pages
ISBN-13
9780316181334

Alan M. Dershowitz

About the Author

Alan Dershowitz has been involved in some of the most notorious cases of the past three decades including, O.J. Simpson’s trial, Muhammad Ali’s appeal, and Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial. Dershowitz resides in Cambridge and is a professor at Harvard Law School. He is the author of Chutzpah, The Advocates Devil, America on Trial, and The Genesis of Justice, among others.

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