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...discussion of American Jewish orientation with Oscar Handlin, Winthrop Professor of History, Weisberg pointed out that contemporary Jews cannot find an identity in historic reference...
Where distinctive cultural differences like Jewish food or dress are preserved, they are no longer regarded by Jews as divine commandments, but more often as "simple, picturesque ritual," Handlin commented. However, the Jew's changing identity has not been accompanied by actual conversion or less affiliation but instead a different interpretation of his Jewishness, he said...
...same time, Oscar Handlin, Winthrop Professor of History and Harold Weisberg, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis, will discuss "The Orientation of the American Jewish Identity...
...findings of the survey will be presented tonight at 8 p.m at 2 Divinity Avenue, preceding the discussion between Handlin and Weisberg...
President Johnson has reappointed Oscar Handlin, Winthrop Professor of History, to the Board of Foreign Scholarships. The Board, of which Handlin has been a member since 1961, is in charge of all foreign scholarship and exchange programs...