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Jewish Education in the United States: A Documentary Historyreviewed by Barry Chazan - 1974 Title: Jewish Education in the United States: A Documentary History Author(s): Lloyd P. Gartner Publisher: John Wiley, New York ISBN: , Pages: , Year: Search for book at Amazon.com Although Jewish education is a difficult and often frustrating enterprise, the Jewish educational practitioner, like his counterpart in secular education, is able to point to some successes. The academician of American Jewish education, on the other hand, is not even granted that luxury, for unfortunately, the academic study of American Jewish education may generally be characterized as a wasteland. Lloyd Gartner's volume is one of the few beacons in that wasteland. This volume is significant from several perspectives. First, it is the work of a serious historian who has based his research on the indispensable amalgam of serious American history, serious history of American education, and serious history of American Jewish life. The result, consequently, is the serious history of Jewish education. Moreover, the book is published by a noteworthy publisher as part of an important series on education (Classics in Education). The importance of this volume, aside from its... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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