Creator Bio
Daniel J. Elazar
1934–1999
Born in Minneapolis, Daniel J. Elazar was a political scientist specializing in federalism, Jewish communal affairs, and the Jewish political legacy. He was a professor at Temple University, where he founded the Center for the Study of Federalism. He also taught at Bar-Ilan University and in 1976 founded the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
Content by Daniel J. Elazar
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Community and Polity: The Organizational Dynamics of American Jewry
The Jewish community as a whole is a unique blend of kinship and consent. […] The fact that Jews are born Jewish places them in a special position to begin with, one that more often than not has…