In 1848, news of the California Gold Rush swept the nation and the
world. Aspiring miners, merchants, and entrepreneurs from all
corners of the globe flooded California looking for gold. The cry
of instant wealth was also heard and answered by Jewish communities
in Europe and the eastern United States. While all Jewish
immigrants arriving in the mid-nineteenth century were looking for
religious freedoms and economic stability, there were preexisting
Jewish social and religious structures on the East Coast.
California's Jewish immigrants become founders of their own social,
cultural, and religious institutions.
Jewish Voices of the California Gold Rush examines the life of
California's Jewish community through letters, diaries, memoirs,
court and news reports, and photographs, as well as institutional,
synagogue, and organizational records. By gathering a wealth of
primary source materials -- both public and private documents --
and placing them in proper historical context, Ava Fran Kahn
re-creates the lives within California's Jewish community.
Kahn takes the reader from Europe to California, from the
goldfields to the developing towns and their religious and business
communities, and from the founding of Jewish communities to their
maturing years -- most notably the instant city of San Francisco.
By providing exhaustive documentation, Kahn offers an intimate
portrait of Jewish life at a critical period in the history of
California and the nation. Scholars and students of Jewish history
and immigration studies and readers interested in Gold Rush history
will enjoy' this look at the development of California's Jewish
community.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
