Introduction, by David N. Myers The Cultural Significance of the Ghetto in Jewish History, by David B. Ruderman "The Blessing of Assimilation" Reconsidered: An Inquiry into Jewish Cultural Studies, by David N. Myers Redemption and Community: Reflections on Some European Jewish Intellectuals, 1900-1940, by Michael L. Morgan Difficult Liberty: The Basis of Community in Emmanuel Levinas, by William V. Rowe The Puzzling Persistence of Community: The Cases of Airmont and Kiryas Joel, by Nomi M. Stolzenberg Communal Rites: The Public Culture of American Jews, by Arthur Aryeh Goren Toward a History of Scranton Jewry, by Michael Brown Contributors Index.
From Ghetto to Emancipation : Historical and Contemporary Reconsideration of the Jewish Community