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- ↑ Friedman, Norman L. "Conception and Birth of the Association for the Sociological Study of Jewry," Ethnic Forum 6 (1986): 98-111.
- ↑ Waxman, Chaim I."The Professional Dilemma of Jewish Social Scientists: The Case of the ASSJ." The Social Scientific Study of Jewry: Sources, Approaches, Debates. Ed. Uzi Rebhun. Oxford University Press. Accessed May 9, 2014.
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