Persian American Jewry at a Crossroads

While serving as the Principal at the North Shore
Hebrew Academy Middle School, Rabbi Dr. Michael
Reichel developed an intimate working relationship
with the Persian communities in Great Neck and
Queens, New York. It was through this contact with
many Persian families that he decided to delve into
the Persian history and culture and how it related
to their attitudes toward Jewish life and education.
Rabbi Dr. Michael Reichel presents a ground-
breaking, thoroughly researched history of the
beginning of Jewish settlement in Persia to the
present. This book also provides a much anticipated
examination of the differences in attitudes and
behaviors related to education, background,
practices, and values of Persian American Jewry.
Valuable insights are also provided into many faces
of Persian American Jewish culture and religious
practice. Professor Amnon Netzer, Iranian Studies at
Hebrew University states, Very interesting a
pioneering study in this specific field.
Dr. William Helmreich, Professor of Sociology and
Judaic Studies at CUNY praises the work as, An
excellent, important, pioneering work the first
empirical study ever of this community.

Autorentext
Rabbi Dr. Michael Reichel received his B.A., M.A., and Doctorate from the Azrieli Graduate School of YU and was ordained from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of YU. While Principal of a Middle School in New York he became involved in the Persian community. He is now Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Shvilei Hatorah in Jerusalem.

Klappentext
While serving as the Principal at the North Shore Hebrew Academy Middle School, Rabbi Dr. Michael Reichel developed an intimate working relationship with the Persian communities in Great Neck and Queens, New York. It was through this contact with many Persian families that he decided to delve into the Persian history and culture and how it related to their attitudes toward Jewish life and education. Rabbi Dr. Michael Reichel presents a ground- breaking, thoroughly researched history of the beginning of Jewish settlement in Persia to the present. This book also provides a much anticipated examination of the differences in attitudes and behaviors related to education, background, practices, and values of Persian American Jewry. Valuable insights are also provided into many faces of Persian American Jewish culture and religious practice. Professor Amnon Netzer, Iranian Studies at Hebrew University states, "Very interesting ... a pioneering study in this specific field." Dr. William Helmreich, Professor of Sociology and Judaic Studies at CUNY praises the work as, "An excellent, important, pioneering work ... the first empirical study ever of this community."