The Solomon Project: Our Book: Jews in American Politics: Reviews/News

Contents

Preface		xi
Acknowledgments		xiii
Credits		xvii
Introduction	Senator Joseph I. Lieberman	xxi
Prologue	THE LIEBERMAN CANDIDACY David M. Shribman	xxv

PART I	THEMES, TRENDS, AND AMERICAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
1	IDENTITY AND POLITICS Dilemmas of Jewish Leadership in America Benjamin Ginsberg	3
2	AT THE SUMMIT Presidents, Presidential Appointments, and Jews David G. Dalin	29
3	ON THE HILL Jews in the United States Congress Connie L. McNeely and Susan J. Tolchin	49
4	ON THE BENCH The Jewish Justices Robert A. Burt	65
5	MOVERS, SHAKERS, AND LEADERS Jewish Party Politicians Gerald M. Pomper and Miles A. Pomper	81
6	WHO DOES WHAT? Jewish Advocacy and Jewish “Interest” Jerome A. Chanes	99
7	A PART AND APART Jewish Americans, the Media, and American Politics Matthew R. Kerbel	121
8	THE POLITICS OF MINORITY CONSCIOUSNESS The Historical Voting Behavior of American Jews Ira N. Forman	141
9	STILL LIBERAL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS? The Contemporary Political Behavior of American Jewry Anna Greenberg and Kenneth D. Wald	161
10	RIGHT TURN? Jews and the American Conservative Movement Edward Shapiro	195
11	FAMISHED FOR JUSTICE The Jew as Radical Stephen J. Whitfield	213
12	ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZERS Jewish Women and American Politics Joyce Antler	231
13	ISRAEL AND BEYOND American Jews and U.S. Foreign Policy Steven L. Spiegel	251
14	HOSTS, NOT VISITORS The Future of Jews in American Politics David M. Shribman	271
Annotated Sources and Suggested Readings		287
PART II	BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILES	297
PART III	ROSTERS OF JEWISH LEADERSHIP AND VOTING
A	Jewish Cabinet Officers	445
B	Jews in the United States Senate	447
C	Jews in the United States House of Representatives	449
D	Jews on the United States Supreme Court	453
E	Jews on the United States Circuit Court of Appeals	455
F	Jews on the United States District Courts	457
G	Jewish Ambassadors	461
H	Jewish Governors	465
I	Jews Holding Statewide Constitutional Offices	467
J	Jewish Mayors of Major Cities	469
K	Concentration of Jewish Population, 1800–2000	471
L	Jewish Voting Patterns Selected Gubernatorial Elections Selected Senatorial Elections Selected City Elections	475
Index		481
About the Contributors		503