Chaim I . Waxman This article analyzes the positions of a number of prominent Orthodox rabbis in Eastern Europe and the United States toward Jewish life in America from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries – the period of mass immigration to the United States – until the beginning of the twenty - first century . Attitudes toward separation of religion and state as well as various manifestations of Americanization are analyzed . American Orthodox social and cultural patterns indicating their degrees of integration into American society and culture during that period are also examined . The article concludes that by the end of the twentieth century , Orthodox Jews in America perceived themselves positively as full members of the society and did not view that as impinging on their Orthodox Jewish identity . They are apparently successful in integration of maintaining authentic Jewish life as they define it with loyalty and attachment to the United States . For them , Eretz Is...
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