American Jewish Year Book 2018: The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities Since 1899

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The American Jewish Year Book, now in its 118th year, is the annual record of the North American Jewish communities and provides insight into their major trends. The first two chapters of Part I include a special forum on "Contemporary American Jewry: Grounds for Optimism or Pessimism?" with assessments from more than 20 experts in the field. The third chapter examines antisemitism in Contemporary America. Chapters on “The Domestic Arena” and “The International Arena” analyze the year’s events as they affect American Jewish communal and political affairs. Three chapters analyze the demography and geography of the US, Canada, and world Jewish populations. Part II provides lists of Jewish institutions, including federations, community centers, social service agencies, national organizations, synagogues, Hillels, day schools, camps, museums, and Israeli consulates. The final chapters present national and local Jewish periodicals and broadcast media; academic resources, including Jewish Studies programs, books, journals, articles, websites, and research libraries; and lists of major events in the past year, Jewish honorees, and obituaries. Today, as it has for over a century, the American Jewish Year Book remains the single most useful source of information and analysis on Jewish demography, social and political trends, culture, and religion. For anyone interested in Jewish life, it is simply indispensable. David Harris, CEO, American Jewish Committee (AJC), Edward and Sandra Meyer Office of the CEO The American Jewish Year Book stands as an unparalleled resource for scholars, policy makers, Jewish community professionals and thought leaders. This authoritative and comprehensive compendium of facts and figures, trends and key issues, observations and essays, is the essential guide to contemporary American Jewish life in all its dynamic multi-dimensionality. Christine Hayes, President, Association for Jewish Studies (AJS)and Robert F. and Patricia R. Weis Professor of Religious Studies in Classical Judaica at Yale University Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The Quality of American Jewish Life (Steven M. Cohen, Charles S. Liebman)....Pages 3-49 Forum on Contemporary American Jewry: Grounds for Optimism or Pessimism? (Arnold Dashefsky, Ira M. Sheskin, Steven Bayme, Mijal Bitton, Carmel U. Chiswick, Steven M. Cohen et al.)....Pages 51-111 Antisemitism in Contemporary America (Tom W. Smith, Benjamin Schapiro)....Pages 113-161 American Jews and the Domestic Arena (April 2017 – July 2018): Politics, Religion, Israel, and Antisemitism (Steven Windmueller)....Pages 163-214 American Jews and the International Arena (April 2017 – July 2018): The Gap Between American and Israeli Jews Widens as the Gap Between Governments Narrows (Mitchell Bard)....Pages 215-249 United States Jewish Population, 2018 (Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky)....Pages 251-347 Canadian Jewish Population, 2018 (Charles Shahar)....Pages 349-360 World Jewish Population, 2018 (Sergio DellaPergola)....Pages 361-449 Front Matter ....Pages 451-451 Local Jewish Organizations (Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, Sarah Markowitz)....Pages 453-513 Jewish Museums and Holocaust Museums, Memorials, and Monuments (Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, Sarah Markowitz)....Pages 515-561 Jewish Overnight Camps (Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, Sarah Markowitz)....Pages 563-578 National Jewish Organizations (Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, Sarah Markowitz)....Pages 579-748 Jewish Press (Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky)....Pages 749-774 Academic Resources (Arnold Dashefsky, Ira M. Sheskin, Pamela J. Weathers)....Pages 775-851 Transitions: Major Events, Honorees, and Obituaries (Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, Ben Harris, Roberta Pakowitz, Pamela J. Weathers)....Pages 853-937