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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Side viii
... religion and culture, Jews lived apart from other people and thought of themselves as separate in all social and cultural matters. But America celebrated individualism and the common interests of all its citizens. Jews, as viii PREFACE.
... religion and culture, Jews lived apart from other people and thought of themselves as separate in all social and cultural matters. But America celebrated individualism and the common interests of all its citizens. Jews, as viii PREFACE.
Side ix
... religion. Many of the immigrants had known violence and discrimination. Coming to America meant coming to a place where the government, except in the very earliest years of the colonial era, presented no obstacles to their practice of ...
... religion. Many of the immigrants had known violence and discrimination. Coming to America meant coming to a place where the government, except in the very earliest years of the colonial era, presented no obstacles to their practice of ...
Side 4
... religious freedom. But in 1654 the Portuguese captured Recife. Within a few months—remembering the horrors of the Inquisition—all the Jews left. Some went back to Amsterdam. Others set sail for some of the Dutch islands of the Caribbean ...
... religious freedom. But in 1654 the Portuguese captured Recife. Within a few months—remembering the horrors of the Inquisition—all the Jews left. Some went back to Amsterdam. Others set sail for some of the Dutch islands of the Caribbean ...
Side 5
... religions from settling in North America. In a letter to the colony's owner, the Dutch West India Company in Amsterdam, they accused Jews of being a “deceitful race” and practicing an “abominable religion.” Stuyvesant asked the company ...
... religions from settling in North America. In a letter to the colony's owner, the Dutch West India Company in Amsterdam, they accused Jews of being a “deceitful race” and practicing an “abominable religion.” Stuyvesant asked the company ...
Side 6
... religion, the twenty-three Jewish immigrants—soon joined by other Sephardim from Amsterdam—set about creating a community in New Amsterdam. In 1655 the thirteen adult Jewish males who lived there asked for, and received, the right to ...
... religion, the twenty-three Jewish immigrants—soon joined by other Sephardim from Amsterdam—set about creating a community in New Amsterdam. In 1655 the thirteen adult Jewish males who lived there asked for, and received, the right to ...
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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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