Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner
Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner Newsletter
Jan. 2010
Dear Friends,

Jewish communal policy makers and philanthropists regularly seek to assess the impact of Jewish educational experiences upon medium and long-term Jewish identity outcomes. For researchers, though, assessing the impact of educational practices, programs, and policies is fraught with numerous vexing methodological difficulties. Too often what appears to be cause and effect may actually reflect pre-existing differences between program participants and non-participants. This Monday, February 1, BJPA will host a lecture at NYU Wagner with Prof. Adam Gamoran, professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Professor Gamoran will address these challenges, and will highlight a variety of strategies that are available to surmount these difficulties. I invite you to join us to learn more about this important topic. We offer the opportunity to attend both in person at NYU Wagner (RSVP here) or via webinar (register here).

In the meantime, I invite you to keep using our growing collection of resources. Since our last newsletter, we have added over 250 new documents The highlights are below and thousands more documents are yours for the searching.

With best wishes,
Steven
 
Prof. Steven M. Cohen
Director, Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner
 
SPOTLIGHT ON AN ISSUE:
            LEADERSHIP
What does it take to be an effective leader? What should the Jewish community be looking for in its leaders? What is the difference between an effective manager and a true leader? We invite you to explore these topics through our extensive collection of leadership resources. Highlights include material by The Wexner Foundation, The American Jewish Committee, Gerald B. Bubis and many others. 


NEWEST PUBLICATIONS:

Searching for the Study of Israel: A Report on the Teaching of Israel on U.S. College Campuses, 2008-2009, Annette Koren and Emily Einhorn (January 2010)

Expanding the Study of Israel on Campus: The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, 2005-09, Annette Koren and Emily Einhorn (January 2010)

Strengthening the Connection of American Jews to Israel: A case study of one attempt to transform the place of Israel in four St. Louis Synagogues, Lisa Grant and Ezra Kopelowitz (December 2009)

High School Israel Experience Programs: A Policy-Oriented Analysis of the Field, Minna Wolf, Stephen Markowitz, and Ezra Kopelowitz (November 2009)

Spirituality at B'nai Jeshurun: Reflections of Two Scholars and Three Rabbis, Synagogue 3000 (November 2009)

Cultivating Art, Artists, and Audiences: An Evaluation of the Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists, Bethamie Horowitz (October 2009)
 

FEATURED AUTHOR:

Shifra Bronznick is the founding President of Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community, an initiative that works to advance women into leadership positions in Jewish life, stimulate Jewish organizations to become more equitable, and promote policies that support work-life integration and flexibility for professionals and volunteers. Together with Didi Goldenhar and Marty Linsky, Bronznick co-authored Leveling the Playing Field: Advancing Women in Jewish Organizational Life, a how-to guide for championing gender equity in the workplace. As Bronznick and her allies continue to push the Jewish community to level the playing field, BJPA is pleased to share with you her writings which address these key issues.



MORE LATEST ADDITIONS:

Pretty Soon We'll Be Taking Over: Voices and Perspectives of American Jewish Teenage Girls, Beth Cooper Benjamin, (December 2008)

Religious Affiliation and Contraceptive Usage: Changing American Patterns, 1955-82, William Mosher and Calvin Goldscheider (February 1988)

Identity Politics - Kosher-Style, Deborah Dash Moore (May 1997)

More than Chemistry: The Romantic Choices of American Jews, Sylvia Barack Fishman (1995)


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BJPA is funded by the Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation and the Charles H. Revson Foundation.