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Jewish Roots in Southern Soil
. Ed(S): Greenberg, Mark I.; Ferris, Marcie
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Paperback. A lively look at southern Jewish history and culture. Editor(s): Greenberg, Mark I.; Ferris, Marcie. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Jews have long been a presence in the American South, first arriving in the late seventeenth century as part of exploratory voyages from Europe to the New World. Two of the nation's earliest Jewish communities were founded in Savannah in 1733 and Charleston in 1749. By 1800, more Jews lived in Charleston than in New York City. Today, Jews comprise less than one half of one percent of the southern population but provide critical sustenance and support for their communities. Nonetheless, southern Jews have perplexed scholars. For more than a century, historians have wrestled with various questions. Why study ... Read more
Jews have long been a presence in the American South, first arriving in the late seventeenth century as part of exploratory voyages from Europe to the New World. Two of the nation's earliest Jewish communities were founded in Savannah in 1733 and Charleston in 1749. By 1800, more Jews lived in Charleston than in New York City. Today, Jews comprise less than one half of one percent of the southern population but provide critical sustenance and support for their communities. Nonetheless, southern Jews have perplexed scholars. For more than a century, historians have wrestled with various questions. Why study ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781584655893
SKU
V9781584655893
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About . Ed(S): Greenberg, Mark I.; Ferris, Marcie
MARCIE COHEN FERRIS is the Associate Director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies and Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is author of Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South (2005). MARK I. GREENBERG is Director of the Florida Studies Center and Special Collections Department at the University ... Read more
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