The Jewish experience in the American political arena is one of community, passion, and persistence. Its pre-Revolutionary beginnings were followed by waves of immigration that often sparked antisemitic outbursts. Yet perseverance led to domestic and foreign policy successes, such as U.S.-Israel relations, and culminated in vice-presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman.
Rafael Medoff, PhD, is visiting scholar in Jewish studies at Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY and associate editor of American Jewish History.
"This book is well written and provides a compact and easily accessible history of American Jewish political life ... this book serves as an important complement to some of the previous volumes in the series covering African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans." - Booklist "[A] recommended purchase for public and high school libraries." - VOYA "It is a useful resource for academic and public library collections." - American Reference Books Annual "This volume belongs in any library that claims to have some intelligent scope of materials on Jews and politics in the U.S. Essential. All levels." - Choice
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