The Vanishing American Jew
In Search of Jewish Identity for the Next Century
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
The "Jewish Question" for the Twenty-first
Century: Can We Survive Our Success?
THE GOOD NEWS is that American Jews--as individuals--have never
been more secure, more accepted, more affluent, and less victimized
by discrimination or anti-Semitism. The bad news is that American
Jews--as a people--have never been in greater danger of
disappearing through assimilation, intermarriage, and low birthrates.
The even worse news is that our very success as individuals
contributes to our vulnerability as a people. The even better news is
that we can overcome this new threat to the continuity of American
Jewish life and emerge with a more positive Judaism for the
twenty-first century--a Judaism that is less dependent on our enemies
for its continuity, and that rests more securely on the considerable, but
largely untapped, strengths of our own heritage.
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