Eizenstat - The future of the Jews: how global forces are impacting the Jewish people, Israel, and its relationship with the United States

The scope, brilliance, and power of this book makes it essential reading for everyone interested in understanding the major global challenges facing the United States, as well as the Jewish people and Israel in the twenty-first century, and how to meet them successfully. As Israels major ally, Stuart Eizenstat compellingly makes the case that a strong America is an indispensable ingredient to a more secure Israel. Former Vice President Walter Mondale

In bold strokes, combined with meticulous knowledge of politics, economics, and technological innovations, [Eizenstat] paints the major challenges ahead, offering sober, wise, and measured advice, deeply anchored in his awareness of world trends as well as major Jewish concerns. Shlomo Avineri , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, former director-general of Israels Foreign Ministry

[Eizenstats] book is a balanced, insightful, and sober but is ultimately optimistic assessment of the Jewish future in the face of a rapidly changing world. This book is an effective response to the doomsayers as well as to those who see smooth sailing ahead. It should serve as a useful guide for discussions about the Jewish future for years to come. Abraham Foxman , national director, Anti-Defamation League

This book illustrates what can be accomplished when the keen mind of the intellectual and the rich perspective of the practitioner are put together in order to reflect on the state of the Jewish people and to offer thought and advice on the challenges presented to them by the new world order. It is mandatory reading for Jews and Israelis who must adapt old policies and institutions to new conditions and for non-Jews who want to understand the concern of an unusually successful yet vulnerable people. Itamar Rabinovich , Tel Aviv University, New York University, and Brookings Institution; former Israeli Ambassador to Washington and former president of Tel Aviv University

An impressive grasp of the issues, powerfully and masterfully argued, this book should be required reading. Jehuda Reinharz , president, Mandel Foundation and president emeritus, Brandeis University

The fate of the Jews has always been influenced by their interaction with the global and regional environments. What will be the fate of the Jewish people and the Jewish state in the twenty-first century? Stuart Eizenstats masterful, horizons broadening, and deeply thoughtful analysis of the global forces impacting on Western civilizations and the Jewish future is an eye opener for anyone interested in the fate of the Jewish people and Israel, and is an invitation for innovative action to those who wish to impact on the Jewish fate in the twenty-first century. Sallai Meridor , former Israeli Ambassador to the United States

The Future of the Jews

The Future of the Jews

How Global Forces Are Impacting the Jewish People, Israel, and Its Relationship with the United States

Stuart E. Eizenstat

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Copyright 2012 by Stuart E. Eizenstat

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Eizenstat, Stuart.

The future of the Jews : how global forces are impacting the Jewish people, Israel, and its relationship with the United States / Stuart Eizenstat.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-4422-1627-3 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4422-1628-0 (paper : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4422-1629-7 (ebook)

1. Eizenstat, StuartPolitical and social views. 2. JewsUnited StatesPolitics and government. 3. JewsUnited StatesAttitudes toward Israel. 4. United StatesForeign relationsIsrael. 5. IsraelForeign relationsUnited States. 6. Israel and the diaspora.

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E184.36.P64E37 2012

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2012047880

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To my wife, Fran, my inspiration for over four decades, who embodies the best of American and Jewish values in a lifetime of service to both the Jewish and general communities.