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Jack Wertheimer

Jack Wertheimer is provost and professor of American Jewish history at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. His recent contributions to Commentary include “The Rabbi Crisis” (May 2003) and “Jewish Security & Jewish Interests” (October 2004).


The Challenges Facing the American Jewish Community

Jews and the Jewish Birthrate

Low fertility and high intermarriage are pushing American Jewry toward extinction.

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