I think Hal makes an excellent point. The Jewish success in America (and Canada too) comes at the ellision of the difference intrinsic to Judaism, the whole apartness that is central to kashrut, for example. In all the gazillions of examples of ethnic fiction about the anxieties of not fitting in, is there an example of this Jewish dilemma, of success that renders identity invisible, of negotiating the demands of history and contemporary society? And I'm not talking about radicalizing rediscovery stories or bal teshuva narratives. You've all read more than I have, so I'd appreciate the tip.