Chapter 1 A World at War, 1938* Chapter 2 American Jewry in the Late 1930s: A Respite for an Insecure Community* Chapter 3 Conflicting Challenges for an America at Peace, 1938-1944* Chapter 4 Without the "Boss": American Jewry's Concerns, 1940-1944* Chapter 5 The Eastern European Threat and an End to U.S. Isolationism, 1944-1945* Chapter 6 Divided Allegiances: American Jews and Israel, 1944-1950* Chapter 7 Suburban Jewish Cul de Sacs, 1950-1960* Chapter 8 The 1960s and the Trials of Acceptance for American Jews* Chapter 9 Unending Dilemmas: Israelis, Arabs, the World Powers, and American Jews* Conclusion Alternate History and the Realities of American Jewish Life