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Jews in America
Stephen D. Corrsin
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Description for Jews in America
Hardcover. Jews in America tells the story of the Jewish presence in America, from the earliest expeditions to the New World through to the arrival in the future United States. Num Pages: 160 pages, 110 Colour, 10 B&W. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 998. Conquistadors, Knickerbockers, Pilgrims, and the Hope of Israel. 160 pages, 110 Colour, 10 B&W. Jews in America tells the story of the Jewish presence in America, from the earliest expeditions to the New World through to the arrival in the future United States. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Dimension: 258 x 230 x 21. Weight: 1004.
'Jews in America' documents the remarkable story of the Jewish presence in the New World, from the time of Columbus to the 1920s, when the Jewish community in the United States was four million strong and an essential part of American society and culture. Drawing on a mix of contemporary books, manuscripts, globes, maps and engravings from the world-renowned collections of the New York Public Library, Jews in America is a vivid document of everyday Jewish-American life, worship, law, and commerce. It tells the fascinating story of the first Jewish immigrants' arrival in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam in ... Read more
'Jews in America' documents the remarkable story of the Jewish presence in the New World, from the time of Columbus to the 1920s, when the Jewish community in the United States was four million strong and an essential part of American society and culture. Drawing on a mix of contemporary books, manuscripts, globes, maps and engravings from the world-renowned collections of the New York Public Library, Jews in America is a vivid document of everyday Jewish-American life, worship, law, and commerce. It tells the fascinating story of the first Jewish immigrants' arrival in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904832225
SKU
V9781904832225
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About Stephen D. Corrsin
Stephen D. Corrsin is curator of the New York Public Library's Dorot Jewish Division. He holds a PhD in History and MLS from the University of Michigan. A specialist in Eastern European Jewry, he is the author of 'Warsaw before the First World War'(1989) and 'Sword Dancing in Europe: A History' (1997). Jonathan D. Sarna is the Joseph ... Read more
Reviews for Jews in America
"Reproductions exhibit excellent quality; many are in color on high-grade paper. The volume is well-referenced with endnotes. It concludes with a brief essay on the Jewish division of the New York Public Library. Summing Up: Highly recommended" R Hartsock, "Choice" "A handsome book" "For the library it is a testament to its Jewish division which contains one of the ... Read more