Why American Jewish History Matters: The Orthodox Experience
Was the United States a providential haven for Jewish flourishing—or a subtle engine of assimilation?
Was the United States a providential haven for Jewish flourishing—or a subtle engine of assimilation?
If Orthodoxy would take root in American soil, it would be because figures like Isaac Leeser planted it deliberately and tended it with care.
The Americanized Jews of Manhattan didn’t appreciate Rabbi Joseph’s style of Yiddish oration and considered him a “greenhorn.”