With contributions by leading scholars in the fields of aging and ethnicity, this volume describes the nature, characteristics, and needs of the Jewish elderly from a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and cross-cultural perspective. The authors discuss critical policy, planning, and service issues both in the United States and Israel. Contributors include Robert Binstock, Abraham Monk, and Sheldon Tobin, among others. This volume will be of interest to social gerontologists, sociologists, social workers, and other professionals in academic settings as well as in clinical practice.