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Being Jewish and Doing Justice: Bringing Argument to Life
Contributor(s): Klug, Brian (Author)

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 ISBN: 0853039739     ISBN-13: 9780853039730
Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
OUR PRICE: $83.55  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism - General
Dewey: 305.892
Series: Parkes-Wiener Series on Jewish Studies
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" L (1.75 lbs) 397 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 37
 
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Publisher Description:
This book deals with a wide range of moral, social, and political issues, centered on questions of identity, Jewish or otherwise. The books scope extends from anti-Semitism, Zionism, and Palestinian terrorism to the language of race, the status of animals, the rights of the child, and related topics. While the chapters interact and overlap, each is self-contained. Taken together, they develop the title theme: the inner connection between being Jewish and doing justice. The prologue offers a bold, new interpretation of the idea of 'the people of God.' From this point on, bringing argument to life is the author's watchword. Drawing on his training as an academic philosopher, his Jewish education, and personal experience, author Brian Klug tackles thorny problems, combining rigorous analysis with outspokenness. He assists readers to think for themselves about difficult questions and provokes them to do so. The questions and issues discussed include: Is anti-Zionism a form of anti-Semitism? * Who were Herzl's Jewish opponents in the East End? * Are anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism inextricably entangled? * What draws America to Israel and what ties Israel to Auschwitz? * How can the climate of debate about Israel among Jews be improved? * What does it mean to say that Israel has a 'right to exist?' * Whither the Jewish future? * The 'race question' on the UK census form * Arthur Balfour's take on 'the Jewish race' * Ethnicity in America * Black-Jewish relations in Chicago * Popular attitudes in Britain towards the 'ritual' slaughter of animals * The treatment of animals in the abattoir and laboratory.
 
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