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The Narrow Bridge: Jewish Views on Multiculturalism

by Marla Brettschneider. 292 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Marla Brettschneider

Publisher:

   Rutgers University Press

Place of Publication:

  New Brunswick, NJ  

Publication Year:

  1996
Subjects:   Jews--United States--Politics And Government, Jews--United States--Identity, Multiculturalism--United States, United States--Ethnic Relations
Table of contents
Contents
Foreword CORNEL WEST xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction Multiculturalism, Jews, and Democracy: Situating the Discussion MARLA BRETTSCHNEIDER 1
A STRONG AND DIVERSE PEOPLE: MULTICULTURALISM WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
Challenges of Difference at Bridges CLARE KINBERG 27
Beyond the Taboo: Talking about Class FELICE YESKEL 42
Klal Israel: Lesbians and Gays in the Jewish Community BOB GOLDFARB 58
Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Quebecois: Jewish Politics in Multicultural Canada REBECCA POSNER 73
PIONEERS IN DIALOGUE: WORKING TOGETHER WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES
Toward a Multicultural Politics: A Jewish Feminist Perspective MARTHA ACKELSBERG 89
Stayed on Freedom: Jew in the Civil Rights Movement and After MELANIE KAYE/KANTROWITZ 105
Black, White, and Red: Jewish and African Americans in the Communist Party GERALD HORNE 123
Pioneers in Dialogue: Jews Building Bridges REENA BERNARDS 136
Of Haiti and Horseradish TOBA SPITZER 149
THE EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL
Jews and the Multicultural University Curriculum EVELYN TORTON BECK 163
Jews and African Americans as Cotrainers in Antiracism and Antioppression Education NAOMI NIM 178
Making Room for Jews in Multicultural Public School Education LEORA SAPOSNIK ELLEN OSTERHAUS 191
The Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life JONATHAN BOYARIN 207
BUT IS IT GOOD FOR THE JEWS? CHALLENGES AND JEWISH RESPONSIBILITY IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD
Hearing the Call: Solidarity with Ethiopian Jews EPHRAIM ISAAC 219
Voices from the Field: Multiculturalism as Experienced in Jewish Social Service Agencies NORA GOLD 236
Facilitating Multicultural Progress: Community Economic Development and the American Jewish Community JEFFREY DEKRO 247
What Does It Mean to Be an "American"? MICHAEL WALZER 267
Contributors 287
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