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European Models of Community: Can Ambiguity Help?
Author(s): Lawton, Clive A.
Editor(s): Lustig, Sandra H.; Leveson, Ian
Date: 2006
Topics: Holocaust, Jewish Identity, Jewish Culture, Jewish Revival, Main Topic: Identity and Community
Abstract: The author analyzes European Jewry in conjunction with the American and Israeli Jewish communities in order to assert that the Jewish community in Europe, deeply scarred by the Shoah (Holocaust), is very diverse and ambiguous. The author classifies the Jewish identity of America as privatized and the identity of Israel as nationalized, with European Jewish identity as somewhat a middle ground between the two. By assessing hallmarks of European history and how they shaped European Jewish identity, the author concludes that European Jewry possesses a certain subtlety, maturity, and humility that will revitalize its presence in Europe. 
Great Britain Tackles "Jewish Continuity"
Author(s): Lawton, Clive A.
Date: 1995
Topics: Jewish Continuity, Jewish Renewal, Jewish Organisations, Assimilation, Intermarriage, Main Topic: Other
Abstract: The author of this article is Chief Executive of Jewish Continuity, a British organization founded in 1993 by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. He describes the short history of this organization and the unique character of the British Jewish community, which on the one hand required that such an organization be founded, and on the other, enabled it to succeed. The author also demonstrates some of the organization's achievements and discusses what its future may look like.