Overview
- Incorporates policy recommendations grounded in data about diverse Jewish communities in the United States
- Proposes an action-planning model for building Jewish community
- Presents eleven critical American Jewish policy issues
Part of the book series: Studies of Jews in Society (SOJS, volume 4)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book argues that the way to ensure that American Jewish life flourishes is to create vibrant local communities and that the ability to thrive will be won or lost in the trenches of each locality. For every generalization about the Jews of America, one can say, “maybe, but it depends where.” In the United States, Jewish life is up close and personal where local variations on national themes make a huge difference.
The author presents case studies using in-depth analysis of data from nine Jewish community studies to illuminate eleven critical American Jewish policy issues. The analysis is used to formulate a range of policy options for different types of communities.
This book is for anyone who cares about the future of American Jewry. It should be of particular interest to the lay leaders and professionals who play a role in Jewish nonprofits. It is also of great interest to researchers and students of Jewish studies and Jewish communal service.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jacob B. (“Jack”) Ukeles directed or co-directed twenty studies of American Jewish communities and more than 150 other planning, policy research, and management projects while serving as president of Ukeles Associates, Inc. 1986 - 2018. Over an eight-year period, he also served as the principal advisor to the CEO of JDC, an international relief organization. In the 1980s, he was a senior executive at New York Jewish Federation. He taught urban planning at the University of Pennsylvania, policy analysis/management at Columbia University, and was the first Chair of Urban Affairs and Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research. He has a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and was a Fulbright scholar in India.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Illuminating the Path to Vibrant American Jewish Communities
Book Subtitle: Linking Data to Policy
Authors: Jacob B. Ukeles
Series Title: Studies of Jews in Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07642-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07641-1Published: 18 August 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07644-2Published: 19 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07642-8Published: 17 August 2022
Series ISSN: 2524-4302
Series E-ISSN: 2524-4310
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 292
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Policy, Politics of the Welfare State, Social Work and Community Development, Comparative Social Policy, Judaism, Sociology of Religion