JWST 158

1809-1879
leader of the Jewish reform movement in the US
created an early American prayer book for the congrgation
against interfaith marraige but supported removal of practices such as kosher dietary laws

1806-1858
Ashkenazi Jew, founder of the Jewish press of America
Introduced the first jewish translation of the Bible into English
made some changes but mostly maintained complete fidelity to Jewish law
published the Occident (Jewish newspaper) which spread news about the Jews community to the entire world
ideological opponent of Isaac Mayer Wise

1819-1900
a rabbi who was a true believer in America and democracy and is consodered to be a moderate of his time
tried to institute some changes, organize reform congrgations
more of an organizer than an ideologue, believe in Americanization

1854
propagate principles of Reform Judaism
keep American Jews in touch with Jewish affairs and their religious identity
leading organ for reform judaism in America

1885, classical, radical reform
shows that people were less tolerant of diversity whens Eastern European Jews began to arrive in masses
combining Jewish and American ideals
idea of a different kind of Judaism that will be uniquely American

Jewish hometown societies
forward-looking, helped new immigrants make it in America
provided services such as insurance, low interest loans to start a business, death benefits, and sick benefits

found in 1897
socialist paper by Abraham Cahan
agent of Americanization by the Yiddish Press
main source for immigrants to learn how to be American

1860-1951
Russian Socialist Jew
editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, considered himself an educator and enlightener of the impoverished Jewish working class

founded in 1898
Came to be known as Zionist Organization of America in 1914
founded to support the "Jewish National Home in Palestine" and served as one of the key voices in early American Zionism
the ZOA became a key group in organizing US government support for the creation of Israel

1856-1941
raised in a secular mode
became known as "people's lawyer" because he devoted much of his time to public cuases
unlike many American Jews, he argued for the recreation of a Jewish homeland as a key solution to antisemitism and the "Jewish problem" and as a way to revive the Jewish spirit
During WW1, he was involved in the creation and leadership of the Jewish Congress Organization Committee to guarantee the rights of the Jewish minority in America
there is no inconsistency between loyalty to America and loyalty to Jewry

1885-1940
first president of Yeshiva College
envisioned an institution where students could combine the best of modern culture with the learning and spirit of the Torah
this style of learning be a distinctive brand of American Orthodox Judaism

1881-1983
studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
co-founded Reconstructionist Judaism, which views as Judaism as a progressively evolving civilization