THE SPECIAL CASE OF AMERICAN JEWRY

American Jewry is different. There is little in classical Zionist analyses relevant for the American Jewish experience.

This is why American Jews, despite being the most important and vital supporters of the Zionist enterprise, are usually indifferent to axiomatic Zionist arguments and contemptuous of Israeli politicians preaching the classical Zionist message. This lecture critically examines the special historical and social circumstances of American Jewry.