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Tag: Cultural Pluralism

0 History Jewish Law

Exile or Diaspora?

Pierre Birnbaum in Tablet · 13 Mar

In the debate between Salo Wittmayer Baron and Yitzhak Baer concerning the nature of Jewish diaspora, Baron, advocating a positive view of American multicultural liberalism, believes in the richness of cultural pluralism and the safety it offers to Jews as part of the majority in the United States.

0 Communities Politics

Some of My Best Friends are Jewish

Bonjour Chai · 5 Oct 2023

In a podcast episode titled "Some of My Best Friends are Jewish," the discussion revolves around Canadian Jewish individuals not necessarily celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving, as it is seen as a white Christian festival associated with settlers.

0 Israel Communities

Synagogue and State

Israel Policy Pod · 6 Jun 2019

Host Eli Kowaz and guest Uri Keidar, executive director of Israel Hofsheet, delved into how the relationship between synagogue and state will impact the Knesset race.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

America’s Jewish Bridegroom

Esther Schor in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Mar 2019

Horace Kallen, a prolific writer known primarily for his concept of cultural pluralism, is the focus of Matthew Kaufman's book "Horace Kallen Confronts America: Jewish Identity, Science, and Secularism."

0 Education Communities

A History of Jewish Day Schools

Jenna Weissman Joselit in Tablet · 29 Aug 2018

Jewish day schools were once frowned upon by American Jews, who favored the public school system as a means of integration into American society.

0 Communities Gender/Identity

Looking Backward and Forward

David Biale in Jewish Review of Books · 28 Aug 2018

The text discusses the changing status of Jews in America over time, focusing on the concepts of melting pot and cultural pluralism as applied to the Jewish community.

0 Culture History

In the Melting Pot

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Jun 2018

Israel Zangwill's play "The Melting Pot" presented America as a melting pot where immigrants of various backgrounds come together and assimilate, celebrated even by President Theodore Roosevelt, who rejected hyphenated American identities.