Discover what Jewish people in America have to say about Israel-their voices have never mattered more than they do now.
As anti-Israel sentiment spreads around the world-from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to former President Jimmy Carter-it has never been more important for American Jews to share their feelings and thoughts about Israel, and foster a connection to Israel in the next generation of Jewish and Christian adults.
This inspirational book features the insights of top scholars, business leaders, professionals, politicians, authors, artists and community and religious leaders covering the entire denominational spectrum of Jewish life in America today-and offers an exciting glimpse into the history of Zionism in America with statements from Jews who saw the movement come to life. Presenting a diversity of views, it will encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to think about what Israel means to them and, in particular, help young adults jump start their own lasting, personal relationship with Israel.
Contributors:
Morris Abram ? Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson ? Dr. Marc D. Angel ? Samuel Bak ? Barbara B. Balser ? Rabbi Robert B. Barr ? Bernard M. Baruch ? Steven Bayme ? Ariel Beery ? Ari Spungen Bildner ? George S. Blumenthal ? Michael Bogdanow ? Louis D. Brandeis ? Marshall J. Breger ? Matthew Brooks ? Rabbi Sharon Brous ? Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin ? Shoshana S. Cardin ? Emanuel Celler ? Central Conference of American Rabbis ? Steven M. Cohen ? Rabbi Stanley M. Davids ? Shira Dicker ? Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff ? Peter Edelman ? Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz ? Albert Einstein ? Daniel J. Elazar ? Rabbi David Ellenson ? Senator Russ Feingold ? Rabbi Mordecai Finley ? Wayne L. Firestone ? Max M. Fisher ? Sylvia Barack Fishman ? Stephen M. Flatow ? Felix Frankfurter ? Debbie Friedman ? Jane Friedman ? Richard Elliott Friedman ? Abraham H. Foxman ? Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn ? Stanley P. Gold ? Ari L. Goldman ? Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein ? David M. Gordis ? Richard James Horatio Gottheil ? Lisa D. Grant ? Arthur Green ? Harold Grinspoon ? Samuel Heilman ? Lillian Hellman ? Nat Hentoff ? Arthur Hertzberg ? Abraham Joshua Heschel ? Assemblyman Dov Hikind ? Peter Himmelman ? Rabbi Bradley Hirschfield ? Bethamie Horowitz ? Edward Jacobson ? Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis ? James J. Katz ? Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar ? Rabbi Kauffman Kohler ? Lydia Kukoff ? Arthur Kurzweil ? Emma Lazarus ? Rabbi Felix Levy ? Judah Magnes ? Rabbi Janet R. Marder ? Harpo Marx ? Danny Maseng ? Rabbi Goldie Milgram ? Rabbi Hirshy Minkowicz ? Alan Mittleman ? Rabbi David Polish ? Joachim Prinz ? Laurie L. Patton ? Elliot Ratzman ? Shulamit Reinharz ? Thane Rosenbaum ? Alvin H. Rosenfeld ? Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin ? Jonathan D. Sarna ? Solomon Schechter ? Susan Weidman Schneider ? Peninnah Schram ? Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz ? Lynn Schusterman ? Howard Schwartz ? Rosanne Miller Selfon ? Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro ? Danny Siegel ? Abba Hillel Silver ? Rabbi Alan Silverstein ? David Silverstein ? Rabbi Milton Steinberg ? Aryeh Lev Stollman ? Oscar Solomon Straus ? David M. Suissa ? Marie Syrkin ? Rabbi Joseph Baer Soloveitchik ? Aaron Press Taylor ? Rabbi David A. Teutsch ? Stephen Joel Trachtenberg ? Rabbi Gordon Tucker ? Rabbi Moshe Waldoks ? Michael Walzer ? Rep. Henry A. Waxman ? Rabbi Avraham Weiss ? Dr. Robert Wexler ? Rabbi Stephen S. Wise ? Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf ? Rabbi David Wolpe ? Shara Yurkiewicz
This inspirational book features the insights of top scholars, professionals, politicians, authors, and community and religious leaders covering the entiredenominational spectrum of Jewish life in America today.
This book contains short essays by nearly one hundred American Jews, including politicians, writers, artists, academics, students and entertainers. Among the contributors are 31 rabbis and such notable people as Nat Hentoff, Louise D. Brandeis, Solomon Schechter, Albert Einstein, Lillian Hellman, Abraham Joshua Heschel and Harpo Marx. It is divided into five parts and discusses such themes as the role Israel has played in their lives, what keeps them connected to Israel and how it relates to their sense of what it means to be Jewish and American. Editor Salkin believes that many American Jews have lost their sense of connection to the State of Israel: financial support has lessened, and the ability of many American Jews to intellectually defend Israel "has become ever shakier." Offering a multitude of views, the book's air is to encourage Jews to think about what Israel means to them, giving readers-both Jews and Christians-a remarkable insight into this important subject.
