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From: spector@acf4.UUCP (David HM Spector)
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Subject: Re: Racism and Judaism
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Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 07:58:00 EST
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 I think this question (of who is /is not Jewish) was very nicely addressed in 
a program that is now making the PBS circuit called "Heritage Coversations
with Bill Moyers", Mr. Moyers first guest was Yosef Yerushalami, a historian
with the Judaic Studies program at Columbia University.  Although I couldn't 
do justice to what Dr. Yerushalami said in a nutshell, the discussion centered
on Jewish identification with Judaism, and why even Jews who are not categorized
as "religious" fiercely stand up for their "Jewishness", in spite of 
secularization, et al.

This is a post-companion series to Abba Ebban's 1984 series "Heritage:
Civilization and the Jews".

This promises to be a very good series,  if the first chapter is any indication.


			David Spector
			NYU/acf Systems Group
			SPECTOR@NYU