The systematic dismantling of Boston's largest Jewish neighborhood along Blue Hill Avenue from 1968-1970 reveals a complex tragedy of liberal idealism colliding with institutional racism and financial exploitation. In "The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions," Hillel Levine and Lawrence Harmon trace how a thriving community of over fifty thousand Jewish residents unraveled through calculated "red-lining" practices, banking consortium manipulation, and misuse of federal FHA and HUD funds. Their historical research exposes how financial institutions deliberately steered African American homebuyers exclusively into Jewish areas while bypassing Irish and Italian neighborhoods, ultimately profiting from both communities' vulnerability. The authors argue that Boston's Jewish leadership, driven by liberal ideology and commitment to racial integration, failed to shield elderly and poor Jews stranded in deteriorating areas. While documenting clear evidence of institutional neglect and discriminatory housing practices, Levine and Harmon's critique of the organized Jewish community's class-based structure and apparent disregard for working-class concerns may oversimplify broader urban demographic shifts. Though the work makes vital contributions to understanding housing discrimination and communal responsibility, its heavy emphasis on blame and limited acknowledgment of positive Jewish organizational efforts weakens its analytical balance.