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Adult Ed with Dr. Rivka Schwartz: Modern Orthodox Jews and American Citizenship part 1/3

January 11, 2018
In the first part of her series on Modern Orthodox Jews and American Citizenship, Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz contrasts historical, transactional Jewish lobbying (stadlanut) under foreign rulers with the active responsibilities of modern American citizenship, urging a transition from asking "is it good for the Jews?" to pursuing what is best for the wider society.
Rivka Schwartz

Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz

Dr. Schwartz serves as Associate Principal, General Studies at SAR High School, and as a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. She earned her Ph.D. in the history of science from Princeton University.

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