cover image Haven and Home

Haven and Home

Abraham J. Karp. Schocken Books Inc, $12.95 (416pp) ISBN 978-0-8052-0817-7

Karp, professor of Jewish studies at the University of Rochester, N.Y., contends that Jews have found enlightenment, emancipation and prosperity in America not only because of American ideals and traditions but also because of their own ideals and organization. ""Masterfully researched though never forbidding, the book carefully traces the Jewish response to historical and cultural forces,'' PW wrote. (May)