Steeled by adversity; essays and addresses on American Jewish life, by Salo Wittmayer Baron. Edited by Jeannette Meisel Baron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baron, Salo W. (Salo Wittmayer), 1895-1989.

Contributor:

Baron, Jeannette Meisel.

Dudden, Adrianne Onderdonk.

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--History.

Jews.

United States.

History.

Halukkah.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 729 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society of America, 5732/1971.

Notes:

"First edition."

"Designed by Adrianne Onderdonk Dudden."

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: Ages of anxiety --Gradual Unfolding 1654-1879: American and Jewish destiny-a semimillennial experience; American Jewish history-problems and methods; A documentary history of the Jews in the United States 1654-1875. Ed. by Morris U. Schappes. A Book review; The Emancipation Movement and American Jewry; From colonial mansion to skyscrpaer-an emerging pattern of Hebraic studies; American Jewish communal pioneering; The image of the Rabbi, formerly and today; Palestinian messengers in America, 1849-79-A record of four journeys -- Climax of Immigration: United States 1880-1914 -- Twentieth Century Problems: Impact of wars on religion; The Second World War and Jewish community life; Some of the Tercentenary's historic lessons; Some historical lessons for Jewish philanthropy; Cultural pluralism of American Jewry; Are the Jews still the People of the Book?; The Jewish community and Jewish education; American Jewish scholarship and world Jewry; Can American Jewry be culturally creative?; Reordering communal priorities.

Local Notes:

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

OCLC:

221637