{"product_id":"continuity-commitment-and-survival-sol-encel-9780275973377","title":"Continuity, Commitment, and Survival: Jewish Communities in the Diaspora","description":"\u003cp\u003eIssues of continuity, survival, and identity have generated apparently unending debates throughout the Jewish world for centuries. While similar issues arise in all Jewish communities, there are significant differences between them. This collection was designed to highlight differences as well as similarities by devoting a chapter to each of seven countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn four communities-those in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States-debates about continuity are mainly concerned with the loss of Jewish identity through assimilation. In Argentina and South Africa, the main issue is with physical survival in the face of chaotic social conditions. In France, although the situation is less dire, the community feels threatened by the rise of xenophobic political movements and the hostility of Arab groups. Apart from external factors, all the contributors review debates over the relative importance of religion and ethnic identity, and the contrasting positions taken by religious leaders and secularists. While the study offers no clear-cut answers, it does aim to broaden the debate by exposing national differences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sol Encel,Leslie Stein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275973379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275973377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.04w x 0.79d","brand":"Sol Encel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086459908351,"sku":"9780275973377","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dade6f0a-01e6-4f18-96b2-9c504d6d42b2.jpg?v=1769094803","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/continuity-commitment-and-survival-sol-encel-9780275973377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}