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Toward a definition of mass conversion: Comments on klausner’s discussion of the conversion of American Jews

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The wide scope of Klausner’s historical examples is praised. Nevertheless, the adequacy of his definition of mass conversion is questioned as is its applicability to contemporary Jewish society in the United States.

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  1. Sarah Lawrence College, USA

    Deborah Hertz

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Hertz, D. Toward a definition of mass conversion: Comments on klausner’s discussion of the conversion of American Jews. Cont Jewry 18, 130–133 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02965482

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