The American Jews: Portrait of a Split Personality

Plot

No people on earth are more riddled by contradictions than the American Jews. They are caught between their devotion to an ancient religious tradition and their insatiable appetite for everything modern and up-to-date. between their deep-rooted fear of persecution and their new self-confidence and freedom.

This book is a clear detailed and highly entertaining picture of the American jewish community, yet at the same time it probes the emotional conflict, the confusion, the weaknesses and strentghs of the American Jewish character.