American Jewish historian and professor (1926–2022)
Arthur A. Goren |
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Born | Arthur Gorenstein February 15, 1926
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Died | March 11, 2022 (age 96) |
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Other names | Aryeh, Artie |
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Occupation(s) | Professor and Scholar of American Jewish History |
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Spouse | Ayalah Kadman-Goren |
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Parent(s) | Saul and Lillian Gorenstein |
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Arthur A. Goren (February 15, 1926 - March 11, 2022) was the Russell and Bettina Knapp
Professor Emeritus of American Jewish History at
Columbia University in
New York City.
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Early life
Arthur Aryeh Goren was born Arthur Gorenstein to Saul and Lillian Gorenstein, Jewish
Labor Zionists. He was raised in
Washington, DC, and
New York City, NY, and was an activist in the
Habonim (“the builders”), a Labor Zionist youth movement.
He enlisted in the army reserves when he turned eighteen in February 1944 and completed his freshman year of Hebrew Studies at the Teacher’s Institute of
Yeshiva College while preparing for the army. He entered the service in July 1944 and trained in Mississippi. He was never posted overseas and was discharged in December 1945. He went directly to a
Habonim convention.
He made
aliyah (immigrated) to Israel in 1951 “to fulfill his youthful Zionist dreams. Those ideals also included fighting ‘with like-minded people everywhere for the emergence of a better society.’”
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Education
He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Jewish History at
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1957, and continued with some graduate studies in History at the same institution from 1958-1959.
[3] As a veteran, he attended the Hebrew University on the
GI Bill, which had no geographic restrictions. He then returned to the United States, completing both a Master's of Arts in 1964 and a PhD in U.S. History in 1966 at
Columbia University. Just prior to graduation, he
Hebraicized his last name to “Goren.”
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Professional life
Goren returned to Israel and taught at the Hebrew University from 1966-1988. He then went back to Columbia University and was the Russell and Bettina Knapp Professor of American Jewish History from the chair's establishment in 1988 through his retirement in 2005.
[5] Specializing in “social and cultural Jewish history of the United States,” he has published numerous books and articles, including seminal works in the field.
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Goren held visiting positions at
Brandeis University,
the University of Pennsylvania, and
the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a Charles Warner Fellowship at
Harvard University. He has held numerous positions on boards and committees, including Chairman of the Department of American Studies at the Hebrew University from 1970-1973 and again in the 1980s.
[7] He was a member of the
American Jewish Historical Society’s Academic Council, and served on the editorial boards of
American Jewish History, The Journal of American Ethnic History, and the
YIVO Annual of Jewish Social Science.
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Publications
Books
- Congregating and Consecrating at Central Synagogue: The Building of a Religious Fellowship and Public Ceremonies, 2003
- Dissenter in Zion: From the Writings of Judah L. Magnes, 1982
- National Leadership in American Jewish Life: The Formative Years, 1989
- New York Jews and the Quest for Community: The Kehillah Experiment, 1908-1922, 1979
- Saints and Sinners: The Underside of American Jewish History, 1988
- Studies in American Civilization, 1987
- The American Jews, 1980
- The American Jews: Dimensions of Ethnicity, 1982
- The Politics and Public Culture of American Jews, 1999
Articles and chapters
- "A Golden Decade for American Jews, 1945-1955" in American Jewish History, 1998
- "Ben Halpern: 'At Home in Exile'" in The 'Other' New York Jewish Intellectuals, 1994
- "Between Ideal and Reality: Abba Hillel Silver's Zionist Vision" in Journal of Israeli History, 1996
- "Between Priest and Prophet" in Like All the Nations? The Life and Legacy of Judah L. Magnes, 1987
- "Celebrating Zion in America" in Encounters with The "Holy Land,", 1997
- "Sanctifying Scopus: Locating the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus" in Jewish History and Memory: Essays in Honor of Moshe Hayim, 2000
- "The Jewish Press in America" in The Ethnic Press of the U.S., 1987
- "The 'New Pluralism' and the Politics of Community Relations" in YIVO ANNUAL, 1990
- "The Wider Pulpit: Judah L. Magnes and the Politics of Morality" in Studies in American Civilization (Scripta Hierosolymitana), 1987
- "Traditional institutions transplanted: The hevra kadisha in Europe and the U.S." in The Jews of North America: Immigration, Settlement, and Ethnic Identity, 1987
- "Zionism and its Opponents in American Jewry" in Zionism and its Jewish Opponents, 1990
Awards
In 1998, he received a Jewish Cultural Achievement Award for Historical Studies from the
National Foundation for Jewish Culture.
Personal life
Goren was married to
Ayalah Kadman-Goren, daughter of Leo and
Gurit Kadman. Kadman-Goren is a teacher, choreographer, and researcher of Israeli folk dance and culture. They have two sons.
References
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"Passing of Prof. Arthur A. (Aryeh) Goren". H net. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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^ Dash Moore, Deborah. GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004.
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^ Curriculum Vitae, Arthur Aryeh Goren, May 1983; Arthur A. Goren Papers; P-985; American Jewish Historical Society, New York, NY, and Boston, MA.
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^ Dash Moore, Deborah. GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004.
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^ Biography, Arthur A. Goren; Arthur A. Goren Papers; P-985; American Jewish Historical Society, New York, NY, and Boston, MA.
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Arthur Aryeh Goren Faculty Page
Archived May 8, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine, Department of History, Columbia University. Accessed August 5, 2014.
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^ Curriculum Vitae, Arthur Aryeh Goren, May 1983; Arthur A. Goren Papers; P-985; American Jewish Historical Society, New York, NY, and Boston, MA.
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Arthur Aryeh Goren Faculty Page, Columbia University Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies. Accessed August 5, 2014.
External links
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Arthur Aryeh Goren Faculty Page, Columbia University Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies. Accessed August 5, 2014.
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Arthur Aryeh Goren Faculty Page, Department of History, Columbia University. Accessed August 5, 2014.
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Arthur Aryeh Goren Faculty Page, The Hebrew University. Accessed August 5, 2014.
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Guide to the Arthur A. Goren Papers, 1951-2007 at the
American Jewish Historical Society at the
Center for Jewish History in
New York City.
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Arthur A. Goren papers, 1834-2010 at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, NY.
- Goren wrote a chapter entitled “Ben Halpern: ‘At Home in Exile’” for the book The “Other” New York Jewish Intellectuals. The Benjamin Halpern Papers are held by the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department at the
Brandeis University Libraries (
ID no.: MWalB0150A).
- Transcripts from oral history interviews conducted by Goren with
Abraham Shoenfeld pertaining to crime and the New York Kehillah can be found in the
Abraham Shoenfeld Papers (P-884) within the
American Jewish Historical Society's archival collection. Additional research materials pertaining to these topics and oral history transcripts can be found in the
Arthur A. Goren Papers, 1951-2007 (P-985).
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