The Vanishing American Jew: In Search of Jewish Identity for the Next Century
- ISBN-10
- 0684848988
- ISBN-13
- 9780684848983
- Category
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- Pages
- 395
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-09-08
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Alan M. Dershowitz
Description
A well-known lawyer and best-selling author of Chutzpah argues that the dwindling of anti-Semitism in America actually threatens the Jewish community and outlines specific steps Jews can take to ensure their continuance in the next century. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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