Jewish American or American Jew? - Jewish Community Voice

JTA illustration by Mollie Suss. Last month, the New York Times convened what it called a “focus group of Jewish Americans.” I was struck briefly by that phrase—Jewish Americans—in part because the Times, like the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, tends to prefer “American Jews.” It’s seemingly a distinction without a difference, although I know others might

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