First facts in American Jewish history : from 1492 to the present / Tina Levitan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levitan, Tina, 1922-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--History--Miscellanea.

Jews.

Jews--United States--Biography.

United States--Civilization--Jewish influences.

United States.

Civilization--Jewish influences.

Medical Subjects:

Jews.

United States.

Genre:

collective biographies.

miscellanies.

Biographies

History

Trivia and miscellanea

Biographies.

Trivia and miscellanea.

Physical Description:

xviii, 398 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Northvale, N.J. : Jason Aronson, ©1996.

Summary:

"Where was the first Jewish settlement in North America? What book featured the first American Jewish heroine of fiction? Where was the first matzo factory? Who pioneered ready-made clothing for children? Who was the first American Jew to give his life for the State of Israel? Who was the first Jewish astronaut? Discover these and more than 100 other "firsts" in First Facts in American Jewish History: From 1492 to the Present."--BOOK JACKET. "Each short, self-contained chapter of this meticulously researched volume provides a unique look at the American Jewish experience. Arranged in approximate chronological order are first times, first places, first institutions, first people, and first things. Find out that the first man in Columbus' crew to step ashore in the New World was of Jewish origin, that it was a Jew, Nathan Straus, who first brought pasteurized milk to America, and that the first blue jeans were made by a Jew. Learn about Jews who changed the face of American society - labor leader Samuel Gompers, who built up the American Federation of Labor; Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jewish Supreme Court justice, who wove the norms of social justice into the fabric of American law; and George Gershwin and Irving Berlin, who modernized American music."--BOOK JACKET. "Explore how Jews have been integral in the growth and development of many aspects of American economic, political, cultural, and social lives. They pioneered the department store, the clothing industry, show business, motion pictures, science, and health care. The role of the American Jewish community in helping to establish the State of Israel is also examined."--BOOK JACKET.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-377) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Levitan, Tina, 1922- First facts in American Jewish history.

ISBN:

1568218958

9781568218953

OCLC:

34117010