This comprehensive and analytical history of American Jews and
Judaism from the Colonial Era to the present explores the impact of
America on Jews and of Jews on America. Covering more than four
centuries from the Colonial Era forward, Jewish American Chronology
offers an introduction to the history of American Jews and Judaism,
using individual examples, personality profiles, and illustrations
to bring fundamental patterns and major themes to life. Arranged
chronologically, the entries illustrate how a variety of different
Jewish groups and individuals have adapted to America, both
changing in accordance with time and place and retaining tradition
and culture, even as they became thoroughly American. Readers will
learn how Jews have created community and institutions, confronted
anti-Semitism, and interacted among themselves and with other
groups. They will read about immigration, migration, and
socioeconomic mobility. And they will discover how Jews have filled
critical economic niches, contributed disproportionately in a
variety of endeavors, and changed over time and in reaction to
circumstances. In this wide-ranging work, Jewish Americans are
depicted in a balanced and accurate manner, describing Nobel Prize
winners and standout economic success stories as well as those who
achieved fame and notoriety in other ways. Hundreds of entries,
organized chronologically, explain and analyze America's impact on
Judaism and Jews, and Jews' impact on America Photographs of
individuals, businesses, synagogues, and orphans' homes, striking
workers, suffragettes, and statuary with explanatory labels Dozens
of glossary entries that define and clarify key terms from
"anti-Semitism" to "Zionism," as well as historical jargon like
"colonial charters" and "established churches" A select
bibliography of books, journals, and web pages guides the reader in
further study
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