15139. IRISH-AMERICANS AND JEWISH-AMERICANS. A Comparison of Two American Ethnic Groups. This comparative analysis of one of the nation's biggest majority groups (Irish-Americans) and one of the country's smallest minorities (Jewish-Americans) considers the similarity and differences in their respective experiences in terms of the timing and context of arrival, cultural traditions, discrimination, society mobility, and ethnic identity. The first part of the analysis provides a summary of the general scope and pattern of each group's settlement in America. The second part of the analysis compares and contrasts the experiences of the two groups from the time of their arrival in America up until the present. 15 pages, 87 footnotes, 21 bibliographic reference.