Contemporary Jewish Philanthropy in America

• Part 1 Theory and background: an economic analysis of philanthropy, Barry R.Chiswick; philanthropy and social exchange, Kathleen D.McCarthy; the dimensions of contemporary American Jewish philanthropy, Barry Kosmin. Part 2 General philanthropy: is a good Jew a contributing Jew? - the relationship between Jewish identity and philanthropy, Dr. Mordechai Rimor and Dr.Gary A.Tobin; generation, age and income variability, Paul Ritterband and Richard Silberstein. Part 3 Special philanthropy: tradition and transition in Jewish women's philanthropy, Madeleine Tress and Barry A.Kosmin; volunteering and money gifts - two ways in which Jewish women contribute to the community, Alice Goldstein; patterns of giving of some Jewish career women - a preliminary investigation, Rela Geffen Monson; tzedaka - Orthodox Jews and charitable giving, Samuel C.Heilman; intergenerational philanthropic slippage - the case of the children of major philanthropic families in New York City, Egon Mayer; generous fathers, ungenerous children - a small city perspective, Arthur Goldberg; the bottom line - major gifts of federation campaigns, Norbert Fruehauf; Havurah Jews and where they give, Bethamie Horowitz; the new Jewish philanthropies, Ira Silverman. Part 4 The clients: the changing client system in Jewish philanthropy, Donald Feldstein; Israeli society and diaspora philanthropy - how well does the gift perform?, Israel Katz.

... excellent essays by an impressive range of contributors. Forward