Jewish Power in America

Name: Jewish Power in America
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Jewish Power in AmericaMyth and Reality\nAuthor(s): Henry Feingold\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138526563, 978-1138526563\nSynopsis\nJewish political power exists as a separate agency in the American polity, but before it can be determined whether it is inordinate, historian Henry L. Feingold declares that it first needs to be identified and defined. Jewish power is not associated with military armaments as with a sovereign state like Israel. Nor is it personal power. There are many influential Jews today who have raised huge sums for office seekers, but there are none whose use of financial resources was inordinate. With the exception of an abiding concern with the security of Israel, there are no overriding public policy concerns that differentiate Jewish voters from the informed, educated segment of the American electorate.\n\nFeingold acknowledges that American Jews do have political power. But what kind .