“Outside the Shul”: The American Soviet Jewry Movement and the Rise of Solidarity Orthodoxy, 1964–1986

Concern for the plight of Soviet Jewry grew steadily from the early 1950s. The rise of this issue to the forefront of American Jewish consciousness, however, was driven by the broader protest movement that emerged in the mid-1960s. Its central goal was to ensure civic and religious rights for Jewish...

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Main Author: Ferziger, Adam S. 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2012
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2012, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-130
Further subjects:B Protest
B Religion and public sphere
B Orthodox Judaism
B Soviet Jewry
B American Judaism
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