I picked up this book at a library used book sale, not expecting much. It was quite a tour d'force, describing the development of the Jewish community in the New York area, and its place in academia. He posits that he is a left-wing liberal but frankly I'm not so sure. I think he's really almost as "conservative" as Norman Podhoretz but like me is uncomfortable admitting that. ( )

This is a biography but also a lifetime of thought and action about being Jewish in America. He examines all the crucial issues: anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, assimilation, Zionism, civil rights, eastern Europe, and the turmoil in the Middle East. He is an Orthodox Jew, attended Yale Law school, and faced discrimination at Wall Street law firms.

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Jews in America