Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Editor's Preface to the Second Edition vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Contents xi
5. Introduction, 1989 xiii
6. I. Introduction 1
7. II. Beginnings of American Judaism 1654-1825 12
8. III. The German Immigration and the Shaping of Reform 1825-94 22
9. IV. Reformers and Conservatives 1880-1900 43
10. V. The East European Migration 1880-1920 60
11. VI. Judaism and Jewishness 1920-45 79
12. VII. The Jewish Revival 1945-56 106
13. VIII. The Religion of American Jews 129
14. IX. Epilogue: The Year 1967 and Its Meaning, 1956-72 151
15. Appendix. Declaration of Principles Adopted by a Group of Reform Rabbis at Pittsburgh, 1885 187
16. Notes 189
17. Important Dates 193
18. Suggested Reading 204
19. Index 211