united states unique position jewish americans held within nation 's complex social structure created substantial scholarship especially regards topics interfaith marriage political activism influence popular culture article published ''american jewish year book'' hebrew literature scholar arnold j band among first call attention spread jewish studies accepted academic discipline american liberal arts colleges universities since second world war ref name band band arnold http wwwajcarchivesorg ajc data files specialarticlespdf jewish studies american liberal arts colleges universities ''american jewish
Social science Sociology Area studies Jewish studies