The Impact Of The Presidency Of Donald Trump On American Jewry And Israel

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The Impact of the Presidency of Donald Trump on American Jewry and Israel

Author : Steven F. Windmueller
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 1612497101
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book The Impact of the Presidency of Donald Trump on American Jewry and Israel written by Steven F. Windmueller and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trump presidency has resulted in a fundamentally disruptive moment in this nation’s political culture. Not only were there different policy options and directions, but the cultural artifacts of politics changed because of how this president dramatically challenged the existing norms of political behavior and action. As we have shifted from a period of American liberalism to a time of political populism, deep fissures are dividing Americans in general and Jews in particular. The Impact of the Presidency of Donald Trump on American Jewry and Israel unpacks President Donald Trump’s distinctive and unique relationship with the American Jewish community and the State of Israel. Addressing the various dimensions of his personal and political connections with Jews and Israel, this publication is designed to provide an assessment of how the Trump presidency has influenced and altered American Jewish political behavior. Writers from different backgrounds and political orientations bring a broad range of perspectives designed to examine various aspects of this presidency, including Trump’s particular impact on Israel-US relations, his special connection with Orthodox Jews, and his complex and uneven relationship with Jewish Republicans. For liberal American Jews, these four years represented a fundamental revolution, overturning and challenging much that a generation of activists had fought to achieve and protect. For Trump’s supporters, it afforded them an opportunity to advance their priorities, while joining the forty-fifth president in changing the American political landscape. The “Trump effect” will extend well beyond his four-year tenure, creating an environment that has fomented the politics of hate and exposed a deeply embedded presence of anti-Semitism. How Americans understand this moment in time and the ways society will adapt can be reflected through the prism of the Jewish encounter with Trumpism that this volume seeks to explore.

Trump and the Jews

Author : David Rubin
Publisher : Shiloh Israel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780982906774
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Trump and the Jews written by David Rubin and published by Shiloh Israel Press. This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprise election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States evoked passionate reaction across the American political spectrum. It seemed as if not one American was neutral. Trump's supporters adored him, while the expressions of hatred of many of his opponents defied the norms of civil debate. Well into the Trump presidency, one community, the Jews, on both sides of the ocean, has been on the front lines of the continuing Trump debate that has gripped the nation. Trump's relationship with the Jewish community is unique in its very personal nature. Some of his key policy decisions affecting Jerusalem, the Iran nuclear deal, and even economic policy, have been influenced by positive relationships of trust that Trump maintained through the years as a high-profile businessman in New York, as well as some Jewish family connections. At the same time, most American Jews voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. Furthermore, many members of the liberal American Jewish community have b

Trump

Author : Derek Mailhiot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781702649902
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Trump written by Derek Mailhiot and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Trump: America's First Zionist President, the author investigates Trump's endgame with Israel -- and Trump's deep relationship with Christian Zionists. During the redo 2019 election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed: "Soon, the plan of the century will be presented by my close friend President Trump and the negotiations with President Trump will shape the future of Israel for generations to come. And because of this, Israel needs a strong and stable and Zionist government. A government that is committed to Israel as a national state for the Jewish people." Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, converted to Judaism in 2009 in order to marry Jared Kushner, an Orthodox Jew from a prominent American Jewish family with close ties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Kushner would become a senior advisor to President Trump, and influenced Trump's decisions to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem and to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal -- two things Israel vehemently wanted. But does Kushner's influence alone explain Trump's all-out pro-Israeli policies? After all, Trump's foreign policy decisions pertaining to Israel upends a half-century of US policy. To really understand Zionism, one must understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Therefore, the author examines the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in order to understand what the root causes really are. Is Israel right when it insists the land belongs to the Jewish people? Or, do the Palestinians really have a rightful claim to a state? And why does the United Nations invariably support the Palestinians?

The Elected and the Chosen

Author : Denis Brian
Publisher : Gefen Publishing House Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9652295981
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Elected and the Chosen written by Denis Brian and published by Gefen Publishing House Ltd. This book was released on 2012 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why american presidents have supported jews and israel.

Polling Matters

Author : Frank Newport
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0759511764
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (595 download)

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Download or read book Polling Matters written by Frank Newport and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Gallup Organization-the most respected source on the subject-comes a fascinating look at the importance of measuring public opinion in modern society. For years, public-opinion polls have been a valuable tool for gauging the positions of American citizens on a wide variety of topics. Polling applies scientific principles to understanding and anticipating the insights, emotions, and attitudes of society. Now in POLLING MATTERS: Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People, The Gallup Organization reveals: What polls really are and how they are conducted Why the information polls provide is so vitally important to modern society today How this valuable information can be used more effectively and more...

Loving Trump Hating Trump

Author : Richard Borah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734375909
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Loving Trump Hating Trump written by Richard Borah and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish community is experiencing an impassioned love-hate relationship with President Donald Trump and his policies. Question: Is POTUS 45 the Jewish community's Guardian Angel or its Angel of Death? Has he been sent by the Almighty to save Israeli Jews from an Iranian nuclear nightmare and American Jews from the perils of hyper-leftism, or has he risen to punish the Jews by stoking the flames of antisemitism that has often accompanied fervent nationalist revivals? Is he a powerful leader who bluntly "tells it like it is" or the biggest liar who ever occupied the presidency? Well, it REALLY depends on who you ask. The intensity and hardening of the pro-Trump and anti-Trump camps within the Jewish community has also created a level of inter-community anger and disdain that is unprecedented in recent times and deeply destructive. The Jewish community now finds itself at war with itself. There is a deep reservoir of fear and loathing by the Jewish Trumpers for the Jewish anti-Trumpers and vice versa. The result of this in-fighting is an American Jewish community that is substantially weakened and more vulnerable to its enemies, as well as diminished in its ability to work effectively towards its own collective success, the security of the State of Israel, and for the betterment of Jewish communities throughout the world. This text explores both sides of this ongoing battle with the hope of creating a modest bridge of understanding and cooperative co-existence between the anti-Trump and pro-Trump camps of the Jewish community. To that end, it does not support or disparage a political point of view regarding President Trump and his policies. But by methodically and dispassionately presenting the rationale and perspective of each of the different sides, the objective is to provide each side with the ability to see the opposing one as more than simply delusional, stupid or evil.

President Donald J. Trump's Unabashed Love of Israel

Author : Darrin Memmer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781539137870
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book President Donald J. Trump's Unabashed Love of Israel written by Darrin Memmer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Donald J. Trump''s Unabashed Love Of Israel: The Historic 2016 AIPAC Speech by Darrin Lee Memmer brings you the Truth about a critical relationship held dear in the heart of our 45th president. This soft cover, published in A4 format, features a number of b/w images. Four of "The GOP Lion" at CPAC ''14, one of "America''s Mayor" Rudy Giuliani, one of the beautiful Gov. Sarah Palin, and two of PM Benjamin Netanyahu. What the author accomplishes in 36 pages is not to pass along personal opinion mixed with facts as window dressing or lamestream media bias. The voice heard in this book belongs to Israel''s friend: Donald J. Trump. It''s his words, unfiltered, as spoken at the 2016 AIPAC Conference. For you see, TRUMP is the leader of WE, THE PEOPLE. Mama Grizzly lovingly refers to him as "The Golden Wrecking Ball" and "Revolutionary" conservatives have been waiting for! From the back cover:"Pres.-Elect Trump, my friend. Congratulations on being elected President of the United States of America. You are a great friend of Israel. Over the years, you have expressed your support consistently. And I deeply appreciate it. I look forward to working with you to advance Security, Prosperity and Peace. Israel is grateful for the broad support it enjoys among the American people. And I am confident that the two of us - working closely together - will bring the great alliance between our two countries to even greater heights."- Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel "I love Israel and honor and respect the Jewish faith and tradition. For me, respect and reverence for Judaism is personal. My administration will stand side-by-side with the Jewish people and Israel''s leaders. Together we will make America and Israel safe again. We love Israel. Our true friend and we''re going to protect Israel 100%. We will fight for Israel 100%!"- Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America President Trump: When the United States stands with Israel, the chances of peace really rise. And rises exponentially. That''s what will happen when Donald Trump is president of the United States. We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people - Jerusalem! And we will send a clear signal that there is no daylight between America and our most reliable ally, the state of Israel." (From the AIPAC Speech) "The Heartland of America will sleep better knowing Bibi remains the voice of reason and strength in the beautiful nation of Israel; for when Israel is safe, we are safe."- Gov. Sarah Palin "Sarah Palin takes no prisoners. Authentic. She has a story to tell. Her story is real and her story is America."- Rush H. Limbaugh III Donald J. Trump: "Thank you very much. I want to thank my Jewish daughter. This is a great honor for me and all of the folks associated with this dinner. I am here. I am not making speeches. I am just going to say, thank you all very much. It''s a tremendous honor. We love Israel. We will fight for Israel. 100%! One thousand percent! It will be there forever. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you." (This quote, as well as the one below, are excerpted from "Algemeiner ''Jewish 100'' Gala, 2015") "Well, it''s important. First and foremost, I am here to support my father. He''s receiving really a great recognition of the tremendous work that he has done over his lifetime to support Israel. And so, I am very excited to be a part of this. And, obviously, something that''s very important to me as well.He has used his voice often, and loudly, in support of Israel. In support of developments within Israel. In support of security for Israel. And in support of the idea of the Israeli democracy. Tonight, we''re honoring that. We''re honoring his long commitment to Israel."- Ivanka Trump President Donald J. Trump''s Unabashed Love Of Israel: The Historic 2016 AIPAC Speech is dedicated to a strong, reliable friend of America - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu.

U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel

Author : Jeremy M. Sharp
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437927475
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel written by Jeremy M. Sharp and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: (1) U.S.-Israeli Relations and the Role of Foreign Aid; (2) U.S. Bilateral Military Aid to Israel: A 10-Year Military Aid Agreement; Foreign Military Financing; Ongoing U.S.-Israeli Defense Procurement Negotiations; (3) Defense Budget Appropriations for U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Programs: Multi-Layered Missile Defense; High Altitude Missile Defense System; (4) Aid Restrictions and Possible Violations: Israeli Arms Sales to China; Israeli Settlements; (5) Other Ongoing Assistance and Cooperative Programs: Migration and Refugee Assistance; Loan Guarantees for Economic Recovery; American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program; U.S.-Israeli Scientific and Business Cooperation; (6) Historical Background. Illustrations.

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

Author : John J. Mearsheimer
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 9781429932820
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy written by John J. Mearsheimer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Israel Lobby," by John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, was one of the most controversial articles in recent memory. Originally published in the London Review of Books in March 2006, it provoked both howls of outrage and cheers of gratitude for challenging what had been a taboo issue in America: the impact of the Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy. Now in a work of major importance, Mearsheimer and Walt deepen and expand their argument and confront recent developments in Lebanon and Iran. They describe the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the United States provides to Israel and argues that this support cannot be fully explained on either strategic or moral grounds. This exceptional relationship is due largely to the political influence of a loose coalition of individuals and organizations that actively work to shape U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction. Mearsheimer and Walt provocatively contend that the lobby has a far-reaching impact on America's posture throughout the Middle East—in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—and the policies it has encouraged are in neither America's national interest nor Israel's long-term interest. The lobby's influence also affects America's relationship with important allies and increases dangers that all states face from global jihadist terror. Writing in The New York Review of Books, Michael Massing declared, "Not since Foreign Affairs magazine published Samuel Huntington's ‘The Clash of Civilizations?' in 1993 has an academic essay detonated with such force." The publication of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy is certain to widen the debate and to be one of the most talked-about books in foreign policy.

Doomed to Succeed

Author : Dennis Ross
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374141460
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Doomed to Succeed written by Dennis Ross and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Jewish Book Award's Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award in History. A necessary and unprecedented account of America's changing relationship with Israel When it comes to Israel, U.S. policy has always emphasized the unbreakable bond between the two countries and our ironclad commitment to Israel's security. Today our ties to Israel are close—so close that when there are differences, they tend to make the news. But it was not always this way. Dennis Ross has been a direct participant in shaping U.S. policy toward the Middle East, and Israel specifically, for nearly thirty years. He served in senior roles, including as Bill Clinton's envoy for Arab-Israeli peace, and was an active player in the debates over how Israel fit into the region and what should guide our policies. In Doomed to Succeed, he takes us through every administration from Truman to Obama, throwing into dramatic relief each president's attitudes toward Israel and the region, the often tumultuous debates between key advisers, and the events that drove the policies and at times led to a shift in approach. Ross points out how rarely lessons were learned and how distancing the United States from Israel in the Eisenhower, Nixon, Bush, and Obama administrations never yielded any benefits and why that lesson has never been learned. Doomed to Succeed offers compelling advice for how to understand the priorities of Arab leaders and how future administrations might best shape U.S. policy in that light.

Free as a Jew

Author : Ruth R. Wisse
Publisher : Wicked Son
ISBN 13 : 1642939714
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book Free as a Jew written by Ruth R. Wisse and published by Wicked Son. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First came parents with the good sense to flee Europe in 1940 and the good fortune to reach the land of freedom. Their daughter, Ruth, grew up in the shadow of genocide—but in tandem with the birth of Israel, which remained her lodestar. She learned that although Jewishness is biologically transmitted, democracy is not, and both require intensive, intelligent transmission through education in each and every generation. They need adults with the confidence to teach their importance. Ruth tried to take on that challenge as dangers to freedom mounted and shifted sides on the political spectrum. At the high point of her teaching at Harvard University, she witnessed the unraveling of standards of honesty and truth until the academy she left was no longer the one she had entered.

Sledgehammer

Author : David Friedman
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063098121
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Sledgehammer written by David Friedman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trump administration’s peace agreements in the Middle East were the greatest foreign policy accomplishment in decades. Now, for the first time, his ambassador to Israel explains how they pulled it off. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity. For decades, the U.S. State Department called it diplomacy. David Friedman was an outside candidate when President Trump appointed him U.S. ambassador to Israel. He took office to find U.S.-Israel policy stuck in stalemate. For years, accepted wisdom was that extensive experience and detailed knowledge of Middle Eastern history and culture were necessary to negotiate treaties. In truth, Friedman realized, all parties played on that accepted wisdom to stall—expecting to get a better deal further down the road. Tossing the State Department playbook aside and incorporating insights from his many years as a negotiator in the American private sector, Friedman and a small team with no prior diplomatic experience revamped American diplomacy to project “peace through strength.” He emphasized the importance of leverage, the key to any good negotiation. After painstaking, behind-the-scenes work, the Abraham Accords were signed: a historic series of peace deals between Israel and the five Muslim nations. In Sledgehammer, Friedman tells the true story of how the Abraham Accords came about. He takes us from the Oval Office to the highest echelons of power in the Middle East, putting us at the table during the intense negotiations that led to this historic breakthrough. The inside story of arguably the greatest achievement of the Trump Administration, Sledgehammer is an important, inspiring account of the hard, hopeful work necessary to bring long overdue—and lasting—peace to one of the most turbulent and tragic regions of the globe.

Donald Trump’s Digital Diplomacy and Its Impact on US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East

Author : Ahmed Y. Zohny
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 179360200X
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Donald Trump’s Digital Diplomacy and Its Impact on US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East written by Ahmed Y. Zohny and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Donald Trump’s Digital Diplomacy and Its Impact on US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East is well-blended marriage of history and politics. Even though Trump’s actions have often been rash and chaotic - some of his foreign policies were successful in the Middle East.

Lincoln and the Jews

Author : Jonathan D. Sarna
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466864613
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Lincoln and the Jews written by Jonathan D. Sarna and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred and fifty years after Abraham Lincoln's death, the full story of his extraordinary relationship with Jews is told here for the first time. Lincoln and the Jews: A History provides readers both with a captivating narrative of his interactions with Jews, and with the opportunity to immerse themselves in rare manuscripts and images, many from the Shapell Lincoln Collection, that show Lincoln in a way he has never been seen before. Lincoln's lifetime coincided with the emergence of Jews on the national scene in the United States. When he was born, in 1809, scarcely 3,000 Jews lived in the entire country. By the time of his assassination in 1865, large-scale immigration, principally from central Europe, had brought that number up to more than 150,000. Many Americans, including members of Lincoln's cabinet and many of his top generals during the Civil War, were alarmed by this development and treated Jews as second-class citizens and religious outsiders. Lincoln, this book shows, exhibited precisely the opposite tendency. He also expressed a uniquely deep knowledge of the Old Testament, employing its language and concepts in some of his most important writings. He befriended Jews from a young age, promoted Jewish equality, appointed numerous Jews to public office, had Jewish advisors and supporters starting already from the early 1850s, as well as later during his two presidential campaigns, and in response to Jewish sensitivities, even changed the way he thought and spoke about America. Through his actions and his rhetoric—replacing "Christian nation," for example, with "this nation under God"—he embraced Jews as insiders. In this groundbreaking work, the product of meticulous research, historian Jonathan D. Sarna and collector Benjamin Shapell reveal how Lincoln's remarkable relationship with American Jews impacted both his path to the presidency and his policy decisions as president. The volume uncovers a new and previously unknown feature of Abraham Lincoln's life, one that broadened him, and, as a result, broadened America.

Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1078 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Routledge Handbook of Judaism in the 21st Century

Author : Keren Eva Fraiman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000850323
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Judaism in the 21st Century written by Keren Eva Fraiman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-01 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Judaism in the 21st Century is a cutting-edge volume that addresses central questions and issues animating Judaism, Jewish identity, and Jewish society in a global, integrated, and forward-looking way. It introduces readers to the complexity of Judaism as it has developed and continues to develop throughout the 21st century through the prism of three contemporary sets of issues: identities and geographies; structures and power; and knowledge and performances. Within these sections, international contributors examine central issues, topics, and debates, including: individual and collective identity; globalization and localization; Jewish demography; diversity, denominations, and pluralism; interreligious relations; political orientations; community organization; family and gender; the Bible and Talmud today; Jewish philosophy and authority in Jewish thought; digital Judaism; antisemitism; Jewish spirituality and rituals; memory; language; religious education; material culture, literature, music, and art; approaches to the environment; and contemporary Zionism and Israel. The handbook also includes an extensive bibliography to help orient readers to the most important and leading work in the field. The Routledge Handbook of Judaism in the 21st Century is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies and Jewish studies. It will also be useful for those in related fields, such as cultural studies, literature, sociology, anthropology, and history, as well as Jewish professionals and lay leaders.

The Last Palace

Author : Norman Eisen
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0451495799
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book The Last Palace written by Norman Eisen and published by Crown. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping yet intimate narrative about the last hundred years of turbulent European history, as seen through one of Mitteleuropa’s greatest houses—and the lives of its occupants When Norman Eisen moved into the US ambassador’s residence in Prague, returning to the land his mother had fled after the Holocaust, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture in his new home. These symbols of Nazi Germany were remnants of the residence’s forgotten history, and evidence that we never live far from the past. From that discovery unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of four of the remarkable people who had called this palace home. Their story is Europe’s, and The Last Palace chronicles the upheavals that transformed the continent over the past century. There was the optimistic Jewish financial baron, Otto Petschek, who built the palace after World War I as a statement of his faith in democracy, only to have that faith shattered; Rudolf Toussaint, the cultured, compromised German general who occupied the palace during World War II, ultimately putting his life at risk to save the house and Prague itself from destruction; Laurence Steinhardt, the first postwar US ambassador whose quixotic struggle to keep the palace out of Communist hands was paired with his pitched efforts to rescue the country from Soviet domination; and Shirley Temple Black, an eyewitness to the crushing of the 1968 Prague Spring by Soviet tanks, who determined to return to Prague and help end totalitarianism—and did just that as US ambassador in 1989. Weaving in the life of Eisen’s own mother to demonstrate how those without power and privilege moved through history, The Last Palace tells the dramatic and surprisingly cyclical tale of the triumph of liberal democracy.