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Books explaining Jewish experience in America–discrimination and success

I hope this question is appropriate for the group.

As someone who works in the Middle East, I am often asked about “Jewish power”. I have my own responses to this issue from decades as a regional specialist. But I wondered if there are some good book recommendations that cover issues related to this issue. Specifically, books that might address: discrimination against Jewish Americans particularly before the 1970s, the rise of the Jewish Americans as a people with the highest per capita income and who are statistically over-represented in many sectors of the economy. I realize this is a sensitive topic but I approach it from a sociological view of how any people (Igbo in Nigeria, Chinese in Indonesia, etc.) becomes successful as a minority population. There are some social science explanations like Mancur Olson’s Logic of Collective action but I am sure there are other works that some here might be familiar with that would be helpful for those are asked this question a lot.

Appreciate any recommendations you might have.

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