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Examines the history and current status of antisemitism in the United States as well as the organizations committed to fighting antisemitism.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Jews, America and Antisemitism Measuring Antisemitism: Fifty Years of Decline The History and Structure of the Jewish Advocacy Organizations The American Jewish Committee The Anti-Defamation League The American Jewish Congress The Jewish Community Relations Council A Collective Portrait of the Jewish Advocacy Organizations Three Antisemitic Incidents; Incident Number One--Nation of Islam distorts a Black/Jewish Historical Exhibit Incident Number Two --Antisemitic Book Is Used to teach Black History; Incident Number Three --Minister Louis Farrakhan Antisemitism, America's Jews and the Future Bibliography Index

About the Author

SPENCER BLAKESLEE teaches sociology at Framingham State College./e Professor Blakeslee has published essays on the Holocaust, Jewish traditions, and Black-Jewish relations. He was coordinator of The Boston Holocaust Study Group from 1993-1998

Reviews

.,."as challenging and as interesting as this one should be to any reader interested in the future of American Jewry."-Contemporary Sociology

"The Death of American Antisemitism is a powerful and eloquent declaration about the virtual disappearance of anti-Semitism in American life and a compelling plea that American Jewry and its major organizations shift their concern from a defensive posture....[T]his is a cogent, compelling, and rary predicament of American Jewry."-American Jewish History

?...as challenging and as interesting as this one should be to any reader interested in the future of American Jewry.?-Contemporary Sociology

?A scholarly but highly readable survey of data examining anti-Semitic attitudes and behavior.?-The Jewish Advocate

?Blakeslee has produced an important analysis of what he calls the JAO(s)' the Jewish advocacy organizations....This provocative presentation deserves careful consideration.?-Jewish Journal

?The Death of American Antisemitism is a powerful and eloquent declaration about the virtual disappearance of anti-Semitism in American life and a compelling plea that American Jewry and its major organizations shift their concern from a defensive posture....[T]his is a cogent, compelling, and rary predicament of American Jewry.?-American Jewish History

?This is a thoroughly researched, tightly organized, and lucidly written study.?-MultiCultural Review

..."as challenging and as interesting as this one should be to any reader interested in the future of American Jewry."-Contemporary Sociology

"A scholarly but highly readable survey of data examining anti-Semitic attitudes and behavior."-The Jewish Advocate

"Blakeslee has produced an important analysis of what he calls the JAO(s)' the Jewish advocacy organizations....This provocative presentation deserves careful consideration."-Jewish Journal

"This is a thoroughly researched, tightly organized, and lucidly written study."-MultiCultural Review