A New Promised Land - A History of Jews in America (Paperback, New)

An engaging chronicle of Jewish life in the United States, A New Promised Land reconstructs the multifaceted background and very American adaptations of this religious group, from the arrival of twenty-three Jews in the New World in 1654, through the development of the Orthodox, conservative, and Reform movements, to the ordination of Sally Priesand as the first woman rabbi in the United States.

Hasia Diner supplies fascinating details about Jewish religious traditions, holidays, and sacred texts--bar and bat mitzvah celebrations and seder dinners, Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana, the Talmud and the Torah. In addition, she relates the history of the Jewish religious, political, and intellectual institutions in the United States, from The Daily Forward newspaper and the synagogues in New York's Lower East Side to the Jewish Defense League and the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

Concise and clearly written, A New Promised Land tackles some of the biggest issues facing Jewish Americans today, including their increasingly complex relationship with Israel.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Religion in American Life
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	November 2003
Authors:	Hasia R Diner (Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor in American Jewish History)
Dimensions:	215 x 141 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-515826-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > History > American history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
LSN:	0-19-515826-1
Barcode:	9780195158267

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