Synopses & Reviews
Jews in America documents the remarkable story of the Jewish presence in the New World, from the time of Columbus to the 1920s, when the Jewish community in the United States was four million strong and an essential part of American society and culture.
Drawing on a mix of contemporary books, pamphlets, manuscripts, globes, maps and engravings from the world-renowned collections of the New York Public Library, Jews in America is a vivid document of everyday Jewish-American life, worship, law, and commerce. It tells the fascinating story of Jewish immigration, and interaction with the four colonial powers in the Western Hemisphere (Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and English), and on the ideas and beliefs that influencedand were influenced bythe settlement of these first Jews in New York.
Review
"This beautiful book is both historical prelude and appetizer."Zelda Shluker,
Hadassah Magazine"Reproductions exhibit excellent quality; many are in color on high-grade paper. The volume is well-referenced with endnotes. It concludes with a brief essay on the Jewish division of the New York Public Library. Summing Up: Highly recommended."R Hartsock, Choice
A handsome book” For the library it is a testament to its Jewish division which contains one of the foremost collections of Judaica and Hebraica in the world.”Michael Hirsch, The Portolan
A beautifully crafted catalogue of choice Jewish treasures.”Esther Nussbaum, Jewish Book World
From the very beginning it is full of fresh insights” This is a fascinating story, superbly told”David Herman, Jewish Renaissance
Review
A beautifully crafted catalogue of choice Jewish treasures”Esther Nussbaum,
Jewish Book WorldThis beautiful book is both historical prelude and appetizer”Zelda Shluker, Hadassah Magazine
This is a fascinating story, superbly told”David Herman, Jewish Renaissance
Highly recommended”R Hartsock, Choice
Gives a flavour of an important strand in the history of the United States”Sarah Lawson, Cassone
For the library it is a testament to its Jewish division which contains one of the foremost collections of Judaica and Hebraica in the world”Michael Hirsch, The Portolan
Visually beautiful”Edna Nahshon, Print Quarterly
Synopsis
Documents the remarkable story of the Jews in America, from the earliest expeditions to the New World to the 1920s.