Judaism and Politics
Dr. Kenneth Wald
Spring, 2011

POS 4931, Section 3530
JST 4936 , Section 5163

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Time Line of Jewish History
Jewish Population in the World
Dispersion of the Jewish Nation
Psalm 137
Two Perspectives on the Court Jew
Article VI of the U.S. Constitution
The George Washington Letter
Letter to George Washington
Jewish Population Distribution in the United States
Socio-Economic Traits of the American Jewish Community
Jewish Denominational Differences
Elazar Typology of Jewish Involvement
Links to National Jewish Organizations in the US
Great Miami Jewish Federation
Jewish Council of North Central Florida
"Termites in the House" - AJC Radio Episode on Discrimination
"The People Take the Lead" - AJC Radio Episode on Anti-Semitism
American Jewish Support for Israel Slide Show
American Jewish Attitudes to Church and State
Jewish Members of the U.S. Congress (2010)
Jewish Members of the U.S. Congress (2011) + Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Jews in the Obama Administration
Attitudes to Jewish Candidates - An Experiment
Jewish Presidential Voting, 1948-2008
Puzzling Politics of American Jews - full text version
Puzzling Politics of American Jews - powerpoint version
AJC Survey of Jewish Attitudes 2010
Jewish Religious Observance in Israel
Israeli Declaration of Independence
Law of Return
Israel's Symbols
Israel Election Results 2009
Israeli Views on Synagogue and State
Gaza Withdrawal - powerpoint
Arch of Titus
Maimonides on War
The Seven Nations
Amalekites
Numbers 10:9