Community and Polity: The Organizational Dynamics of American Jewry

Daniel J. Elazar

1976

The Jewish community as a whole is a unique blend of kinship and consent. […] The fact that Jews are born Jewish places them in a special position to begin with, one that more often than not has forced them together for self-protection. Yet conversion, assimilation, or simple apathy toward Jewish life have almost always been available as options…

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Daniel J. Elazar

1934–1999

Born in Minneapolis, Daniel J. Elazar was a political scientist specializing in federalism, Jewish communal affairs, and the Jewish political legacy. He was a professor at Temple University, where he founded the Center for the Study of Federalism. He also taught at Bar-Ilan University and in 1976 founded the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

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