© Reflections on Peter Novick's Holocaust in American Life by Stephen J. Whitfield
... by 1989 the Shoah ranked first as a marker of identity for American Jews. Second in shaping their sense of themselves were the two High Holidays, followed by domestic antisemitism. Chugging along in distant fourth place was God.
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there can no more be a conspiracy between Jewish leaders, whose task is to persuade and inspire their audiences in the marketplace of ideas, and their constituents than a conspiracy by Ford Motor Company or Coca-Cola can be formed to sell automobiles or soda pop in the marketplace of consumer products.
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