Beginning with the first Jews who stepped onto North American soil in 1654, Jewish immigrants have come to America to escape persecution and hardship, and to provide a better life for their families. Today, the U.S. boasts the largest Jewish population in the world.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, ...
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Beginning with the first Jews who stepped onto North American soil in 1654, Jewish immigrants have come to America to escape persecution and hardship, and to provide a better life for their families. Today, the U.S. boasts the largest Jewish population in the world.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 ideas, and how their presence has contributed dramatically to U.S. politics, art, commerce, finance, industry, and labor.
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Used-Very Good. 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. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.