Historical summaries and annotated bibliographies are provided for chapters focusing on national minorities in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Italy and Austria, Bulgaria, and Albania between 1919 and 1980. Chapter 1, "Eastern European National Minorities, 1919-1980" (Stephen M. Horak), includes an historical…

Data for this study are taken from the author's Ph.D. dissertation "Processes of Seeking Entrance in and Recuitment by Voluntary Social Orgranizations, University of Wisconsin, 1966.

Following a brief discussion of the history of Yiddish children's literature, which is said to have come into existence as a separate literary form at the beginning of the twentieth century and to have ended in 1939, this paper presents 12 Yiddish nursery rhymes in Yiddish and in English translations. The rhymes are divided into four categories:…

TWO EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A CHILD'S TOLERANCE FOR DELAY OF GRATIFICATION AND HIS ABILITY TO CONSERVE NUMBER AND PICTURES. OTHER MEASURES OF COGNITION ALSO WERE USED. TOLERANCE FOR DELAY OF GRATIFICATION WAS MEASURED BY THE CHILD'S DECISION TO RECEIVE A PACK OF CANDY AND A TOY ON THE DAY OF TESTING OR TO…

THE HYPOTHESIS THAT PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES ARE RELATED TO THE RELIGIOUS COMPOSITION OF A COMMUNITY WAS TESTED STATISTICALLY. EIGHTEEN RANDOMLY SELECTED SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM A TOTAL OF 130 HAVING MORE THAN 300 PUPILS IN ADA WERE USED FOR THE STUDY. QUESTIONNAIRES ON RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES WERE SENT TO 50 RANDOMLY…

This monograph, written in 1960, examines the part prejudice played in politics throughout our national history. Part I of the monograph discusses "The Colonial Era." The immigrants that populated the new nation brought with them varied cultural heritages and different religious faiths. Soon the colonial pattern of religious prejudice reflected…

THE 1964 NATIONAL STUDY BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH EDUCATION (AAJE) REPRESENTED THE FIRST ATTEMPT SINCE 1954 TO ASSESS THE GROWTH OF JEWISH EDUCATION AS A WHOLE, THE SCOPE AND CHARACTER OF VARIOUS ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, OR THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE SPONSORS. THE SURVEY USED 123 QUESTIONNAIRES…

This study examines the attitude of Jewish adolescents in an American metropolis toward the State of Israel. The study is designed to test two hypotheses: (1) that students who are exposed to a more intensive Jewish education tend to be more aware of Israel than those with a lesser exposure; and (2) that children from homes and/or schools with a…

A structured preliminary interview for children grades 1 to 3 was devised to obtain information on the kinds of situations relevant to seven hypothesized value dimensions based on the following categories of needs: 1) physiological, 2) safety, 3) love, 4) esteem, 5) aesthetic, 6) self-actualization, and, 7) aggression. A total of 23 children from…

Compiled to help teachers guide their students toward better understanding of people whose religious beliefs are different from their own, this annotated bibliography includes historical and fictional selections about the comparison of religions, the Society of Friends (Quakers), the Jewish people, the Mennonites (Amish), the Mormons, and others.…

Discussed in this paper are the problems of evaluation research on a program for disadvantaged youth in Israel. (Author/EB)

This exploration of drug use by young Israelis brings out in sharp focus the unique features of matters of concern to Israelis with relation to drug use and abuse. The in-depth interviews with Israeli youth included examination of their patterns and types of drug use. (Author)

In this century, the concept of the self-esteem of subordinated groups was transformed from its original orientation toward coping strategies to inferiorization; to a psychological construct of the personalities of subordinated people; and to a rejection of any view which could move into the perspective of blaming the victim. (BW)

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)