A Certain People: American Jews and Their Lives Today

Silberman responded to the fears of the disappearance of the US Jewish community with an overly positive analysis of their situation. He points out rightly the great successes of the American Jewish community but misreads the meaning of intermarriage. And his suggestions about how this may increase the size and strength of the American community seem mistakenly optimistic. It is nice to be flattered and know how wonderful we all are, but sometimes the hard truth is necessary. And Silberman skips the many hard truths about the good share of the American Jewish community that is ignorant of all real Jewish knowledge and practice.