Community and Polity: The Organizational Dynamics of American Jewry
Daniel J. Elazar
1976
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 forced them together for self-protection. Yet conversion, assimilation, or simple apathy toward Jewish life have almost always been available as options…
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