We Are Many: Reflections on American Jewish History and Identity »

The question of "who is a Jew?" is a complex issue for American Jewry. Does religion, history, culture, or ethnicity make up Jewishness? How has American Jewishness changed over the years? Shapiro (history, emeritus, Seton Hall U.) addresses topics of American Jewish identity, acculturation, and politics in this collection of previously published essays. Subjects include World War II and American Jewish identity, academia, Orthodoxy in Pleasantdale, Jews with money, Pat Buchanan, American Jewry and the state of Israel, and Blacks and Jews entangled. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR