New Jews

"New Jews makes the provocative argument that the Israel-Diaspora dichotomy no longer exists. In a series of engaging ethnographies of Jewish communities in America, Russia and Israel, Aviv and Shneer reveal a new generation of Jews embarked on a renaissance liberated from old ideologies and committed to creating homes where they live. A celebration of pluralism, this sure-to-be controversial book finds Jewish unity not in slogans but in the common search for new identities." ~David Biale,author of Cultures of the Jews: A New History

"Offers a new way to look at contemporary Jewry, not just its present complicated realities, but the history behind the recent departures. Well researched, deeply contextualized, and written in a sprightly manner, New Jews demonstrates that Jews at the beginning of the twenty-first century have created new spaces, new places, and new faces in which to live and by which to present themselves." ~Hasia R. Diner,author of The Jews of the United States, 1654-2000

"New Jews is a thoughtful, persuasive case for why the Diaspora matters." ~Secular Culture

"Examining locations as diverse as New York, San Francisco and Moscow, Aviv and probe what makes Jews feel at home." ~Lilith

"This is a wide-ranging work . . . there is a definite shift afoot in thinking about matters of Jewish identity, and this is a worthwhile and useful effort toward articulating new directions." ~Central Conference of American Rabbis Newsletter