The Jewish Presence: Essays on Identity and History (A Harvest/Hbj Book)

What does it mean to be a jew? In the twenty essays included here , best-selling author Lucy S. Widowhood examines many aspects of modern Jewish life , concentrating on the central experiences of our era- the search for meaning of one's existence as a Jew;bridging the past and the present; reconciling tradition and the Holocaust. While she describes the evolution of American Judaism and surveys its present condition, the author also shows us the continuities between Old world and New World Judaism as she evokes the modern Jew's struggle between faith and secularism.../BEST VALUE ON THIS CLASSIC WORK /FAST SHIPPING ALL AROUND THE WORLD..../OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE/