[Of] the 12 well-crafted essays in this volume . . . the most useful are those dealing with the Holocaust Choice "Especially recommended for college-level students of Jewish history and culture" The Bookwatch This is a critical exploration of the most repercussive topics in modern Jewish history and thought. A sequel to Katz's National Jewish Book Award-winning study, Post-Holocaust Dialogues, this book identifies the main issues in the contemporary Jewish intellectual universe and outlines a larger, more synthetic understanding of contemporary Jewish existence.