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xxxvi Shaul Magid half the world’s Jews into the American project . As the race debate continues to rage in America and pulls at its social fabric, and as Israel moves further toward concretizing, even legalizing, inequality for its non - Jewish constituency, the question of Zionism and pro - Israelism among American Jews continues to raise issues regarding Jewish identity that deserve careful attention . Jews cannot avoid race in America because race stands at the epicenter of the American project . Whether white - passing or white, and whether Jews accept the Judeo - Christian tradition or not, the role of Jews and Judaism in America continues to develop in new, challenging, and interesting ways . “Is Israel Good for the American Diaspora ? ” xxxv The Maccabean and later secretary of the Federation of American Zionists, spoke out strongly against Brandeis’ Zionism / Americanism symbiosis . In Lipsky’s words, the old Zionists Brandeis ) refused “to become part of the race and associat...
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