Jews in American Politics Essays

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Preface

xi

Acknowledgments

xv

Credits

xix

Introduction

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman

xxi

Prologue THE LIEBERMAN CANDIDACY

David M. Shribman

xxv

PART I THEMES, TRENDS, AND AMERICAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS

1 IDENTITY AND POLITICS

Dilemmas of Jewish Leadership in America

Benjamin Ginsberg

3

(26)

2 AT THE SUMMIT

Presidents, Presidential Appointments, and Jews

David G. Dalin

29

(20)

3 ON THE HILL

Jews in the United States Congress

Connie L. McNeely and Susan J. Tolchin

49

(16)

4 ON THE BENCH

The Jewish Justices

Robert A. Burt

65

(16)

5 MOVERS, SHAKERS, AND LEADERS

Jewish Party Politicians

Gerald M. Pomper and Miles A. Pomper

81

(18)

6 WHO DOES WHAT?

Jewish Advocacy and Jewish "Interest"

Jerome A. Chanes

99

(22)

7 APART AND APART

Jewish Americans, the Media, and American Politics

Matthew R. Kerbel

121

(20)

8 THE POLITICS OF MINORITY CONSCIOUSNESS

The Historical Voting Behavior of American Jews

Ira N. Forman

141

(20)

9 STILL LIBERAL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?

The Contemporary Political Behavior of American Jewry

Anna Greenberg and Kenneth D. Wald

161

(34)

10 RIGHT TURN?

Jews and the American Conservative Movement

Edward Shapiro

195

(18)

11 FAMISHED FOR JUSTICE

The Jew as Radical

Stephen J. Whitfield

213

(18)

12 ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZERS

Jewish Women and American Politics

Joyce Antler

231

(20)

13 ISRAEL AND BEYOND

American Jews and U.S. Foreign Policy

Steven L. Spiegel

251

(20)

14 HOSTS, NOT VISITORS

The Future of Jews in American Politics

David M. Shribman

271

(16)

Annotated Sources and Suggested Readings

287

(12)

PART II ROSTERS OF JEWISH LEADERSHIP AND VOTING

A Jewish Cabinet Officers

299

(2)

B Jews in the United States Senate

301

(2)

C Jews in the United States House of Representatives

303

(4)

D Jews on the United States Supreme Court

307

(2)

E Jewish Governors

309

(2)

F Jews Holding Statewide Constitutional Offices

311

(2)

G Jewish Mayors of Major Cities

313

(2)

H Concentration of Jewish Population, 1800-2000

315

(4)

I Jewish Voting Patterns in Selected Elections

319

(6)

Selected Gubernatorial Elections

Selected Senatorial Elections

Selected City Elections

Index

325

(22)

About the Contributors

347

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