Jews in Christian America: The Pursuit of Religious Equality

by Naomi Wiener Cohen

Separation of church and state has become a veritable creed in the American Jewish community. Focusing on the way in which Jewish actions have contributed to the development of separation, this book examines how American Jews have contended with living in a fundamentally Christian state. In the first part, Cohen covers this history hronologically from colonial times to the Second World War. Throughout this period, Jewish community leaders focused...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195065379
• ISBN13: 9780195065374
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"