Title A chosen calling : Jews in science in the twentieth century / Noah J. Efron.

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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press ; Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press, 2014.

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Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Medicine, science, and religion in historical context
	Medicine, science, and religion in historical context.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Preface : a vanload of rabbis in the culture wars of Kentucky -- Introduction : "Ridiculously disproportionate"? -- "Holding high the torch of civilization" : American Jews and twentieth-century science -- "Second only to Communism" : making Soviet Jews and Soviet science -- "Making a land of experiments" : science and technology in Zionist imagination and enterprise -- Conclusion : when all worlds were new worlds.
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Subject	Science -- Social aspects.
	Science -- Social aspects.
	Judaism and science.
	Judaism and science.
	Jews -- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
	Jews.
	United States.
	Intellectual life.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	Jews -- Russia -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
	Russia.
	Jews -- Palestine -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
	Jewish scientists -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Jewish scientists.
	Social aspects.
	History.
	Jewish scientists -- Social aspects -- Russia -- History -- 20th century.
	Jewish scientists -- Social aspects -- Israel -- History -- 20th century.
	Israel.
	United States -- Civilization -- Jewish influences.
	Civilization.
	Russia -- Civilization -- Jewish influences.
	Palestine -- Civilization -- Jewish influences.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Added Title	Jews in science in the twentieth century
Other Form:	Print version: Efron, Noah J., author. Chosen calling 9781421413815 (DLC) 2013036532 (OCoLC)858778267
ISBN	9781421413822 (electronic book)
	1421413825 (electronic book)
	9781421413815
	1421413817

Title A chosen calling : Jews in science in the twentieth century / Noah J. Efron.

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