![]() Robin, a star professor in the Columbia English department, where he has taught Heights, is a portrait of that milieu, an interrogation of its shortcomingsĪnd a eulogy for its passing, all in one. ![]() Today, that worldview can feel a little outmoded and lacking in confidence humanism with a Jewish inflection has been outflanked on both the left and the right by more aggressive cultural styles. This Upper West Side neighborhood, anchored by Columbia University, evokes the high-minded, bourgeois liberalism that flourished among Jewish academics and intellectuals in the 20 th century. In the geography of Jewish New York, Morningside Heights has a definite moral and social identity, no less than the Lower East Side or Crown Heights. ![]() ![]() Editor’s Note: Shortly before this article appeared in print, the book’s publisher moved the release date to June 2021. ![]()
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