The renaissance of the Sephardic Jews in the United States is discussed. (JC)

The ghetto has been a central element in American Literature for the past 50 years and perhaps the key to the recent upsurge in Jewish-American and Afro-American literature. (DM)

In recreating the social and personal truths of their lives, Meyer Levin and Richard Wright recreate the collective truths of their people. Levin follows a journey from alienation to social acceptance, while Wright's experiences move him into further isolation and rebellion. (Author/GC)

Discussed in this article is the extent to which the meaning and the practice of full equality for Jewish people have been clarified and achieved, respectively, in relation to the modern developments of the Enlightenment and Socialism. (EB)

Notes that the relationship between Jewish and black intellectuals and artists is, on the one hand, a reflection of the relationship between blacks and whites in America. (Author)

Although Karl Marx made anti-Semitic statements, his basic principles necessarily required advocacy of equal Jewish rights. (Author/EB)

Essay focuses only on Jewish and black writing, the two most prevalent, although very different, examples of minority literature. (Author/AM)

Gives a brief background of the group, reviews some recent events which suggest a revival in several areas of concern to the group, examines some sociological reasons for this revival, suggests the importance of this revival and suggests that the total Jewish community can gain from the revival. (Author/AM)

Describes the Jewish ghetto found in the Lower East Side in New York and gives a profile of its people. (AM)

It is concluded from this data that the American Jewish community deprives itself of many needed talents to the extent that it does not encourage participation in its leadership positions of all individuals, regardless of sex. (Author/AM)

Notes that both books reviewed seek to understand the forces that have shaped the Jews' social and psychological marginality in American society. (Author/AM)

Folk tales, jokes, and other forms of folk culture are used to explore the love-hate relationship between Blacks and Jews and to trace the changes in this relationship. (RLV)

Discusses "World of Our Fathers," Howe (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976), asserting that Howe's description of acculturation "does not convey the full character and strength of the often chauvinistic pressure upon the immigrant toward cultural conformity with Anglo-Saxon mores." Howe purportedly "has tended to soften or mute social clashes."…

The ethnic press has played a vital role in the assimilation and the social and geographic mobility of immigrant groups. Its coverage of and editorial positions on ethnic relations, "Americanization," news and events occurring in the country of origin, the issue of language retention, and labor and economic concerns have influenced this…

This paper looks at the reasons for the growth of Hebrew Day Schools and also discusses the changing dynamics of Orthodox Jews in the American Jewish community. (Author/EB)