American Jewish Year Book 2015 : The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities (American Jewish Year Book)

Dashefsky, Arnold (EDT)/ Sheskin, Ira M. (EDT)

Springer International Publishing AG（2018/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 897 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783319796376
• DDC分類 973.0492405

Full Description

This Year Book, now in its 115th year, provides insight into major trends in the North American Jewish communities and is the Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities. The first two chapters of Part I examine Jewish immigrant groups to the US and Jewish life on campus. Chapters on "National Affairs" and "Jewish Communal Affairs" analyze the year's events. Three chapters analyze the demography and geography of the US, Canada, and world Jewish populations. Part II provides Jewish Federations, Jewish Community Centers, social service agencies, national organizations, overnight camps, museums, and Israeli consulates. The final chapters present national and local Jewish periodicals and broadcast media; academic resources, including Jewish Studies Programs, books, articles websites, and research libraries; and lists of major events in the past year, Jewish honorees, and obituaries.

For those interested in the North American Jewish community—scholars, service providers, volunteers—this volume undoubtedly provides the single best source of information on the structure, dynamics, and ongoing religious, political, and social challenges confronting the community. It should be on the bookshelf of everyone interested in monitoring the dynamics of change in the Jewish communities of North America.

Sidney Goldstein, Founder and Director, Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University, and Alice Goldstein, Population Studies and Traini

ng Center, Brown University

The American Jewish Year Book is a unique and valuable resource for Jewish community professionals. It is part almanac, directory, encyclopedia and all together a volume to have within easy reach. It is the best, concise diary of trends, events, and personalities of interest for the past year. We should all welcome the Year Book's publication as a sign of vitality for the Jewish community.

Brenda Gevertz, Executive Director, JPRO Network, the Jewish Professional Resource Organization

Contents

Chapter 1. Patterns of Adaptation Among Contemporary Jewish Immigrants to the US, Steven J. Gold  Chapter 2. Jewish Life on Campus: From Backwater to Battleground; Annette Koren; Leonard Saxe; Eric Fleisch Chapter 3. National Affairs: April 1, 2014-March 31, 2015; Ethan Felson and Mark Silk Chapter 4. Jewish Communal Affairs: April 1, 2014-March 31, 2015; Lawrence Grossman Chapter 5. Jewish Population in the United States, 2015; Ira Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky Chapter 6. A Demographic Profile of the Jewish Population of Canada, 2015; Charles Shahar Chapter 7. World Jewish Population, 2015; Sergio DellaPergola Chapter 8. Jewish Institutions; Ira Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky Chapter 9. Jewish Press; Ira Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky Chapter 10. Academic Resources; Arnold Dashefsky; Ira Sheskin; Pamela Weathers Chapter 11. Transitions, Ira Sheskin; Arnold Dashefsky; Pamela Weathers.