About the Author

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

The Challenges Facing the American Jewish Community

by Jack Wertheimer

What the latest Pew report, and the muted response to it, actually reveal about the state of the American Jewish community.

Jews and the Jewish Birthrate

Jews and the Jewish Birthrate

by Jack Wertheimer

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

God, Paradox, and the Holocaust: When Our Minds Cannot Understand

God, Paradox, and the Holocaust: When Our Minds Cannot Understand

A Woman Called Me and My Family Ugly Jews

A Woman Called Me and My Family Ugly Jews

When All Jews Are Being Threatened

When All Jews Are Being Threatened

My Personal Struggle Reconciling the Holocaust with a Loving God

My Personal Struggle Reconciling the Holocaust with a Loving God

Shakespeare and the Jews: 7 Facts

Shakespeare and the Jews: 7 Facts