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Author : Barry R. Chiswick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (69 download)
Download or read book The Economic Status of American Jews written by Barry R. Chiswick and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barry R. Chiswick
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030412431
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Jews at Work written by Barry R. Chiswick and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the educational, occupational, and income progress of Jews in the American labor market. Using theoretical and statistical findings, it compares the experience of American Jews with that of other Americans, from the middle of the 19th century through the 20th and into the early 21st century. Jews in the United States have been remarkably successful; from peddlers and low-skilled factory workers, clearly near the bottom of the economic ladder, they have, as a community, risen to the top of the economic ladder. The papers included in this volume, all authored or co-authored by Barry Chiswick, address such issues as the English language proficiency, occupational attainment and earnings of Jews, educational and labor market discrimination against Jews, life cycle and labor force participation patterns of Jewish women, and historical and methodological issues, among many others. The final chapter analyzes alternative explanations for the consistently high level of educational and economic achievement of American Jewry over the past century and a half. The chapters in this book also develop and demonstrate the usefulness of alternative techniques for identifying Jews in US Census and survey data where neither religion nor Jewish ethnicity is explicitly identified. This methodology is also applicable to the study of other minority groups in the US and in other countries.
Author : Carmel Chiswick
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135991561
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Economics of American Judaism written by Carmel Chiswick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-02-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book collects in one readily-accessible volume the pioneering research of Carmel U. Chiswick on the Economics of American Judaism. Filling a major gap in the social-scientific literature, Chiswick‘s economic perspective complements that of other social scientists and historians. She demonstrates clearly that economic analysis can deepen our un
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Download or read book The Changing Economy and Economic Status of American Jews written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of the overrepresentation of Jewish wage-earners in the professional, managerial, and technical occupational groups, the American Jewish community has been particularly vulnerable to the current recession. The demand from Jewish clients seeking career changes and employment services from Jewish vocational service agencies has doubled since late 1990. These agencies must strengthen their services to accommodate a new influx of clients who are sophisticated but nonetheless bewildered by the changes in the economy.
Author : Simon Kuznets
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351510991
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book Jewish Economies (Volume 1) written by Simon Kuznets and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobel Laureate Simon Kuznets, famous as the founder of modern empirical economics, pioneered the quantitative study of the economic history of the Jews. Yet until now his most important work on the subject was unpublished. These volumes bring to the public, for the first time, the most important work written on Jewish economic history since that of Werner Sombart a century ago.In the first volume, Kuznets uses extensive, original data to trace trends in the economic life of American Jews. He measures quantitatively for the first time the legendary economic success of American Jews and discusses the foundations of these achievements. Tracing their distinctive concentration in the professions, he exposes the causes of the extreme inequalities in American Jewish economic life. The immigrant origin of nearly all American Jews offers a unique case study in the process of assimilation that made American Jewry the ultimate American success story. This offers an ideal prelude to the second forthcoming volume, Comparative Perspectives on Jewish Migration.The volume's editors also provide a unique perspective on Kuznets' work. In the introduction, Weyl shows that many of Kuznets' most influential ideas, were inspired by his study of the economic history of the Jews. Through careful analysis of shared themes, and dozens of hours of detailed interviews, Lo and Weyl reveal a new dimension of Kuznets' thought to historical inquiry.
Author : Aaron Levine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199780560
Total Pages : 715 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics written by Aaron Levine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-12 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interaction of Judaism and economics encompasses many different dimensions. Much of this interaction can be explored through the way in which Jewish law accommodates and even enhances commercial practice today and in past societies. From this context, The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics explores how Judaism as a religion and Jews as a people relate to the economic sphere of life in modern society as well as in the past. Bringing together an astonishingly strong group of top scholars, the volume approaches the subject from a variety of angles, providing one of the most comprehensive, well-rounded, and authoritative accounts of the intersections of Judaism and economics yet produced. Aaron Levine first offers a brief overview of the nature and development of Jewish law as a legal system, then presents essays from a variety of angles and areas of expertise. The book offers contributions on economic theory in the bible and in the Talmud; on the interaction between Jewish law, ethics, modern society, and public policy; then presents illuminating explorations of Judaism throughout economic history and the ways in which economics has influenced Jewish history. The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics at last offers an extensive and welcome resource by leading scholars and economists on the vast and delightfully complex relationship between economics and Judaism.
Author : Maristella Botticini
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691144877
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book The Chosen Few written by Maristella Botticini and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maristella Botticini and Zvi Eckstein show that, contrary to previous explanations, this transformation was driven not by anti-Jewish persecution and legal restrictions, but rather by changes within Judaism itself after 70 CE--most importantly, the rise of a new norm that required every Jewish male to read and study the Torah and to send his sons to school. Over the next six centuries, those Jews who found the norms of Judaism too costly to obey converted to other religions, making world Jewry shrink. Later, when urbanization and commercial expansion in the newly established Muslim Caliphates increased the demand for occupations in which literacy was an advantage, the Jews found themselves literate in a world of almost universal illiteracy. From then forward, almost all Jews entered crafts and trade, and many of them began moving in search of business opportunities, creating a worldwide Diaspora in the process.
Author : Carmel U. Chiswick
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804791414
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Judaism in Transition written by Carmel U. Chiswick and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-04 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the core of Judaism stands a body of traditions that have remained consistent over millennia. Yet, the practice of these rituals has varied widely across historical and cultural contexts. In Judaism in Transition, Carmel U. Chiswick draws on her Jewish upbringing, her journey as a Jewish parent, and her perspective as an economist to consider how incentives affect the ways that mainstream American Jews have navigated and continue to manage the conflicting demands of everyday life and religious observance. Arguing that economics is a blind spot in our understanding of religion, Chiswick blends her personal experiences with economic analysis to illustrate the cost of Jewish participation—financially and, more importantly, in terms of time and effort. The history of American Jews is almost always told as a success story in the secular world. Chiswick recasts this story as one of innovation in order to maintain a distinctive Jewish culture while keeping pace with the steady march of American life. She shows how tradeoffs, often made on an individual and deeply personal level, produce the brand of Judaism which predominates in America today. Along the way, Chiswick explores salient and controversial topics—from intermarriage to immigration and from egalitarianism to connections with Israel. At once a portrait of American Jewish culture and a work that outlines how economic decisions affect religion, Judaism in Transition shows how changes in our economic environment will affect the Jewish community for decades to come.
Author : Gideon Reuveni
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1845459865
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)
Download or read book The Economy in Jewish History written by Gideon Reuveni and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish historiography tends to stress the religious, cultural, and political aspects of the past. By contrast the “economy” has been pushed to the margins of the Jewish discourse and scholarship since the end of the Second World War. This volume takes a fresh look at Jews and the economy, arguing that a broader, cultural approach is needed to understand the central importance of the economy. The very dynamics of economy and its ability to function depend on the ability of individuals to interact, and on the shared values and norms that are fostered within ethnic communities. Thus this volume sheds new light on the interrelationship between religion, ethnicity, culture, and the economy, revealing the potential of an “economic turn” in the study of history.
Author : Alan M. Dershowitz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684848988
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)
Download or read book The Vanishing American Jew written by Alan M. Dershowitz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the meaning of Jewishness in light of the increasing assimilation of America's Jews and suggests ways to preserve Jewish identity.
Author : Robert D. Cherry
Publisher : Free Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Discrimination written by Robert D. Cherry and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ch. 10 (pp. 181-198), "The Economic Success of American Jewry, " discusses also the problem of anti-Jewish discrimination in the USA, concluding that the level of discrimination was much lower than that evinced against other immigrant groups. Mentions that in American society antisemitism became widespread from the latter part of the 19th century up to 1927, a period dominated by the negative stereotype of the Jewish businessman. Examines different economic explanations for this phenomenon. Ch. 11 (pp. 199-217), "Middleman Minority Theories and Black-Jewish Relations, " deals with economic theories stating that the Black-Jewish relationship is fundamentally antagonistic as a result of the occupations in which Jews are concentrated. Mentions that "elite antisemitism" decreased in recent years, but remarks on the frequency of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel practices in American corporations as a result of Arab pressure.
Author : Hasia R. Diner
Publisher : SBL Press
ISBN 13 : 1946527033
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (465 download)
Download or read book How America Met the Jews written by Hasia R. Diner and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore how American conditions and Jewish circumstances collided in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries In this new book award-winning author Hasia R. Diner explores the issues behind why European Jews overwhelmingly chose to move to the United States between the 1820s and 1920s. Unlike books that tend to romanticize American freedom as the force behind this period of migration or that tend to focus on Jewish contributions to America or that concentrate on how Jewish traditions of literacy and self-help made it possible for them to succeed, Diner instead focuses on aspects of American life and history that made it the preferred destination for 90 percent of European Jews. Features: Examination of the realities of race, immigration, color, money, economic development, politics, and religion in America Exploration of an America agenda that sought out white immigrants to help stoke economic development and that valued religion as a force for morality
Author : Rebecca Kobrin
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812247302
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Purchasing Power written by Rebecca Kobrin and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the relationship between money and power in modern Jewish history. -- Dust jacket.
Author : Rachel Kranson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469635445
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book Ambivalent Embrace written by Rachel Kranson and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new cultural history of Jewish life and identity in the United States after World War II focuses on the process of upward mobility. Rachel Kranson challenges the common notion that most American Jews unambivalently celebrated their generally strong growth in economic status and social acceptance during the booming postwar era. In fact, a significant number of Jewish religious, artistic, and intellectual leaders worried about the ascent of large numbers of Jews into the American middle class. Kranson reveals that many Jews were deeply concerned that their lives—affected by rapidly changing political pressures, gender roles, and religious practices—were becoming dangerously disconnected from authentic Jewish values. She uncovers how Jewish leaders delivered jeremiads that warned affluent Jews of hypocrisy and associated "good" Jews with poverty, even at times romanticizing life in America's immigrant slums and Europe's impoverished shtetls. Jewish leaders, while not trying to hinder economic development, thus cemented an ongoing identification with the Jewish heritage of poverty and marginality as a crucial element in an American Jewish ethos.
Author : Gerald Krefetz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jews and Money written by Gerald Krefetz and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines Jewish participation in American banking, publishing, broadcasting, business, and organized crime, and clarifies misconceptions about the economic position of American Jews.
Author : Jeffrey S. Gurock
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415919210
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Central European Jews in America, 1840-1880 written by Jeffrey S. Gurock and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1998 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Carmel Chiswick
Publisher : Stanford Economics and Finance
ISBN 13 : 9780804776059
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Judaism in Transition written by Carmel Chiswick and published by Stanford Economics and Finance. This book was released on 2014-06-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the core of Judaism stands a body of traditions that have remained consistent over millennia. Yet, the practice of these rituals has varied widely across historical and cultural contexts. In Judaism in Transition, Carmel U. Chiswick draws on her Jewish upbringing, her journey as a Jewish parent, and her perspective as an economist to consider how incentives affect the ways that mainstream American Jews have navigated and continue to manage the conflicting demands of everyday life and religious observance. Arguing that economics is a blind spot in our understanding of religion, Chiswick blends her personal experiences with economic analysis to illustrate the cost of Jewish participation—financially and, more importantly, in terms of time and effort. The history of American Jews is almost always told as a success story in the secular world. Chiswick recasts this story as one of innovation in order to maintain a distinctive Jewish culture while keeping pace with the steady march of American life. She shows how tradeoffs, often made on an individual and deeply personal level, produce the brand of Judaism which predominates in America today. Along the way, Chiswick explores salient and controversial topics—from intermarriage to immigration and from egalitarianism to connections with Israel. At once a portrait of American Jewish culture and a work that outlines how economic decisions affect religion, Judaism in Transition shows how changes in our economic environment will affect the Jewish community for decades to come.
