JEWISH IDENTITY REVISITED
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- COMPARING AMERICAN JEWISH IDENTITY WITH ISRAELI JEWISH IDENTITY. Linzer, Norman // Journal of Jewish Communal Service;Fall2000, Vol. 77 Issue 1, p36
Compares and contrasts U.S. Jewish identity with Israeli Jewish identity in modern times. Background on the nature of identity; Expressions of Jewish identity; Conclusion.
- The Historical Imagination of Jacob Katz: On the Origins of Jewish Nationalism. Salmon, Yosef // Jewish Social Studies;Spring/Summer99, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p161
This article examines the description of the beginnings of the Jewish nationalist movement in the articles written by Jacob Katz. Although Katz's research on Jewish nationalism was limited to the Zionist movement, it was impressive in the literature and journalism that it produced and in...
- Distinctionism. Wieseltier, Leon // New Republic;09/08/97-09/15/97, Vol. 217 Issue 10/11, p46
Examines the etymology of the word Zion as well as the philosophy behind it. Definition of the term formed by lexicographer Solomon Mandelkern; Etymology of the term according to 7th century B.C.E. religious reformist Josiah; Arguments raised by the opponents of Zionism on the term; Discussion...
- The Yugoslav Experiment in Secular Jewishness. Gordiejew, Paul // European Judaism;Autumn2007, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p43
In examining the Jews of the former state of socialist Yugoslavia as a test case, this paper asks a familiar question: can Jews maintain their identity and survive as a distinctive group without the beliefs and practices of the Judaic religion? In their case, the change in the scope of...
- DEMYSTIFYING ZIONISM. Raskin, Yakov M. // Canadian Dimension;Nov/Dec2009, Vol. 43 Issue 6, p17
The article focuses on the history and clarifications about Zionism, a product of the European history. Zionism is considered as one of the last movements which transforms humanity and society. It notes that Zionists starts to reform and save the Jews from their distressing condition. However,...
- LIBERAL ZIONISM -- A Contradiction in Terms? Steinfield, Rebecca; Weisfeld, Hanna // Jewish Quarterly;Spring2012, Issue 221, p38
The article discusses the fusion of liberalism with Zionism with Liberal Zionism offering the possibility of supporting Jewish national self-determination while holding true to principles of liberty and equality. It cites Peter Beinart as the pin-up boy of the Liberal Zionist movement who...
- Between Perspectives of Space: A Reading in Yehuda Amichai's "Jewish Travel" and "Israeli Travel". Shemtov, Vered // Jewish Social Studies;Spring2005, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p141
This article focuses on the success of the Zionist movement in creating a Jewish identity that bridges the gap between physical and mental space. In the introduction to "A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People," Eli Barnavi claims that the Jewish consciousness constantly shifts between awareness...
- CORRESPONDENCE. Halprin, Rose L.; Schulson, Hyman A.; Golay, J. F.; Blackford, Jacqueline; Elston, H. C.; Gould, Larry; Bentley, Eric; Murphy, Alphonsus J.; Kramer, Eugene // New Republic;1/10/55, Vol. 132 Issue 2, p22
Presents several letters to the editor. Discussion about "Zionism" that has never separated the fate of the Jews from the fate of humanity; Discussion about the person born in depression and spent their adolescence in war; Reviewing the reading material useful for car manufacturers and buyers.
- Biblical criticism and cultural Zionism prior to the first world war*. Arkush, Allan // Jewish History;Jun2007, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p121
This essay examines the initial stages of the relationship between Jewish nationalism and modern biblical criticism. Its point of departure is Ahad Ha�am, the founder of cultural Zionism, who kept his distance from biblical criticism, and proceeds with Joseph Klausner, Ahad Ha�am�s...
