Jewish Americans : the immigrant experience / Hasia Diner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diner, Hasia R.

Contributor:

James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--Pictorial works.

Jews.

United States.

Jews--United States--History.

History.

Judaism--United States--History.

Judaism.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm

Place of Publication:

[Westport, Conn.] : Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, [2002]

Summary:

Jewish immigrants from the first Spanish and Portuguese refugees from Brazil who stepped ashore in 1654 to the millions who emigrated from Russia, Poland, and other Eastern European countries from 1880 to 1920 have come to America to escape persecution and hardship, and to make a better life for their families. Through insightful prose and 200 dramatic photographs, Jewish Americans: The Immigrant Experience presents the history of Jewish culture and communities in American cities and rural towns. The author explores how the immigrants adjusted to their new lives, blending Jewish traditions with American ideals, and how their presence contributed immeasurably to Americas politics, arts, commerce, and culture.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0883631296

OCLC:

49658380