I was reading an article about different groups' opinions of religions in America and found one particular part interesting: that Jews were not considered to be white in America until the "postwar years." I know this was the case in Europe and especially Germany, but I was surprised Jews were considered a separate race altogether in America. Also, much of the pre-war anti-Semitism dissipated after the war.

What changed in American society and opinion that spurred Americans to accept Jews and for Jews to self-identify as 'white' (as far as Ashkenazim are concerned).