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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIndeed, the strength of this anthology resides in the individual essays, even if some of them make awkward bedfellows. -- Lila Corwin Berman American Jewish History [A] welcome addition to the field of Jewish-American studies The Historian Authored by an all-star cast of historians... Highly recommended. Choice A thought-provoking... engaging text that gives social diversity and cultural experience their due in Jewish studies. -- Simon J. Bronner American Reference Books Annual [An] impressive range and focus. Jewish Book World This book provides a nuanced look at a number of different facets of Jewish life in America. -- Rachelle E. Friedman Historian
Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Marc Lee Raphael Chronological Essays 1. America's Earliest Jewish Settlers, 1654-1820, by Eli Faber 2. Expanding Jewish Life in America, 1826-1901, by Dianne Ashton 3. The Great Wave: Eastern European Jewish Immigration to the United States, 1880-1924, by Eric L. Goldstein 4. American Judaism Between the Two World Wars, by Jeffrey S. Gurock 5. Triumph, Accommodation, and Resistance: American Jewish Life from the End of World War II to the Six-Day War, by Riv-Ellen Prell 6. Influence and Affluence, 1967-2000, by Stephen J. Whitfield Topical Essays 7. The Ever Dying Denomination: American Jewish Orthodoxy, 1824-1965, by Kimmy Caplan 8. The History of Jewish Education in America, 1700-2000, by Melissa Klapper 9. A Regional Context for Pacific Jewry, 1880-1930, by William Toll 10. Fun and Games: The American Jewish Social Club, by Jenna Weissman Joselit 11. A Multithematic Approach to Southern Jewish History, by Mark K. Bauman 12. American Jewish Responses to Nazism and the Holocaust, by Rafael Medoff 13. Holocaust Consciousness and American Jewish Politics, by Michael E. Staub 14. What Is American Jewish Culture?, by Jeffrey Shandler 15. Rites of Citizenship: Jewish Celebrations of the Nation, by Beth S. Wenger 16. A Bright New Constellation: Feminism and American Judaism, by Pamela S. Nadell 17. Contemporary Jewish Thought, by Alan T. Levenson 18. There's No Space Like Home: The Representation of Jewish American Life, by Linda S. Raphael Contributors Index
