A New Promised Land: A History of Jews in AmericaOxford University Press, 6. nov. 2003 - 184 sider "An excellent Afikoman gift for the teen or young adult at the seder... Diner...writes in a clear style that pulls together that diverse entity known as the American Jewish community."--The Chicago Jewish Star An engaging chronicle of Jewish life in the United States, A New Promised Land reconstructs the multifaceted background and very American adaptations of this religious group, from the arrival of twenty-three Jews in the New World in 1654, through the development of the Orthodox, conservative, and Reform movements, to the ordination of Sally Priesand as the first woman rabbi in the United States. Hasia Diner supplies fascinating details about Jewish religious traditions, holidays, and sacred texts. In addition, she relates the history of the Jewish religious, political, and intellectual institutions in the United States, and addresses some of the biggest issues facing Jewish Americans today, including their increasingly complex relationship with Israel. |
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... colony of Recife in northeastern Brazil. A few generations earlier, however, their families had lived in Spain and Portugal on Europe's Iberian peninsula. These Iberian Jews were known as Sephardim (Sepharad is Hebrew for “Spain ...
... colony of Recife in northeastern Brazil. A few generations earlier, however, their families had lived in Spain and Portugal on Europe's Iberian peninsula. These Iberian Jews were known as Sephardim (Sepharad is Hebrew for “Spain ...
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... colony of Guyana on the north coast of South America. And twentythree of the exiles decided to go to the northernmost Dutch American colony, New Netherland. Two men met them on the docks of New Amsterdam, the colony's capital. One was ...
... colony of Guyana on the north coast of South America. And twentythree of the exiles decided to go to the northernmost Dutch American colony, New Netherland. Two men met them on the docks of New Amsterdam, the colony's capital. One was ...
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... colony who did not belong to their church. They tried unsuccessfully to prevent the Jews from leaving the ship, just as they hoped to prevent members of other religions from settling in North America. In a letter to the colony's owner ...
... colony who did not belong to their church. They tried unsuccessfully to prevent the Jews from leaving the ship, just as they hoped to prevent members of other religions from settling in North America. In a letter to the colony's owner ...
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... colonies. By the 1720s Ashkenazim outnumbered Sephardim in New York City (New Amsterdam had become New York in 1664 when the British captured the colony from the Dutch). By 1776, when the United States went to war seeking independence ...
... colonies. By the 1720s Ashkenazim outnumbered Sephardim in New York City (New Amsterdam had become New York in 1664 when the British captured the colony from the Dutch). By 1776, when the United States went to war seeking independence ...
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Across America 18201880 | 22 |
Transplanted People 18801924 | 41 |
Becoming Americans 19241945 | 69 |
On the Move 19451967 | 93 |
At the Crossroads Since 1967 | 117 |
GLOSSARY | 141 |
CHRONOLOGY | 146 |
FURTHER READING | 152 |
INDEX | 157 |
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