Making Judaism Safe for America : : World War I and the Origins of Religious Pluralism / / Jessica Cooperman.
Honorable Mention, 2019 Saul Viener Book Prize, given by the American Jewish Historical SocietyA compelling story of how Judaism became integrated into mainstream American religion In 1956, the sociologist Will Herberg described the United States as a “triple-melting pot,” a country in which “three...
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