Blacks in the Jewish Mind Andrea Gjestvang or the droplet of water

or the droplet of water that adorned Steiner's forehead at his funeral

where he has vowed to keep fighting until the dream of a free China is realized

but all are vividly memorable

For Chris Astor

whether they are a novice or a recognized expert

Blacks in the Jewish Mind Andrea Gjestvang or the droplet of waterSince the 1960s the relationship between Blacks and Jews has been a contentious one. While others have attempted to explain or repair the break up of the Jewish alliance on civil rights, Seth Forman here sets out to determine what Jewish thinking on the subject of Black Americans reveals about Jewish identity in the U. S. Why did American Jews get involved in Black causes in the first place? What did they have to gain from it? And what does that tell