1st Edition
Cities, Citizenship and Jews in France and the United States, 1905–2022 (Volume 2)
By Josef W. Konvitz
Copyright 2024
440 Pages
by
Routledge
440 Pages
by
Routledge
440 Pages
by
Routledge
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This comparative, transatlantic two-volume work covers nearly 120 years of the history of the rights, integration, and security of the Jewish people in both the United States and France, the countries with the largest and third-largest Jewish populations.
Religious freedom and secularism have evolved differently in France and the United States, reinforcing their separate national identities.... Read more
Introduction
1. The Six Day War and Viet Nam: Geopolitics and Jewish Identity in 1967
2. Integration in Cities and Suburbs, c. 1950-90
3. The Widening Atlantic, 1990-2022: Diverging Middle Classes
4. Misunderstandings, International Relations, Diplomacy and Jewish Issues
5. Weatherproofing Democracy: Jews, an Urban People, an Uncertain Time
Annex: Jewish Demography in Numbers and Words
Biography
Josef W. Konvitz is an historian and retired diplomat. After teaching history at Michigan State University (1973–1992), he joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, serving as Head of Division, Urban Affairs (1996–2003), and of the Regulatory Policy Division (2003–2011).
