Oxford Handbook of American Jewish History

The Oxford Handbook of American Jewish History will create a vibrant dialogue among the varied approaches to the study of American Jews, taking stock of the field and working to move it forward in conversation with the neighboring fields of American history and modern Jewish history. The Handbook is edited by Grant Center Director Dr. Michael Cohen, together with Dr. Shari Rabin (Oberlin), and its authors are drawn from the ranks of the senior scholars who pioneered the field, often from the vantage point of other areas of study, as well as younger scholars, both those trained in American Jewish history and those studying American Jews from other disciplines. The Handbook will act as a guide for outside scholars looking to understand American Jews and for those within American Jewish history – novices and veterans alike – interested in up-to-date assessments of key questions in the field. Its essays will explore a variety of conceptual frameworks that have been and continue to be important for understanding American Jews, and will move forward into the arena of American Jewish studies, highlighting how new methodologies can enhance scholarly understandings of American Jewish history.