Forged in Freedom

A history in words and photographs of the growth of the Jewish community in the United States and its contributions to American culture, politics, and economics in the twentieth century.

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

xi

Reforming Judaism: The Legacy of the ``Treif Banquet''

1

(16)

Labor and Justice: The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire

17

(20)

In Unity There Is Strength: Lessons from the Kehillah Experiment

37

(20)

Fighting Bigotry: The Lynching of Leo Frank

57

(22)

Creating American Culture: The Jazz Singer, Gershwin and Greenberg

79

(24)

From Heder to Harvard: The Lesson of Henrietta Szold

103

(14)

Years of Despair: The Riegner Telegram

117

(20)

American Jews and Israel: The Six-Day War and New Relationships

137

(16)

Toward Religious Equality for Woman and Gays: The Ordination of Sally Priesand

153

(10)

Coming of Age Politically: The Selection of Joseph Lieberman

163

(18)

Facing the Future: Where Are We? Where Are We Headed?

181

(10)

Notes

191

(6)

Timeline

197

(2)

Selected Bibliography

199

(2)

Index

201

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