Encyclopedia of American Jewish History [2 volumes]
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Stephen H. Norwood and Eunice G. Pollack. Encyclopedia of American Jewish History [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781851096435.
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Stephen H. Norwood and Eunice G. Pollack. (2007). Encyclopedia of American Jewish History [2 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781851096435
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Written by the most prominent scholars in American Jewish history, this encyclopedia illuminates the varied experiences of America's Jews and their impact on American society and culture over three and a half centuries.
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"Strongly recommended for school as well as community library Judaic Studies and American History reference collections." - Midwest Book Review"Encyclopedia of American Jewish History provides not just reference listings but in-depth article discussions essential for any student of Judaic history, especially those seeking a solid introductory reference." - Midwest Book Review"It belongs in all academic and large public library collections." - Booklist"Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers." - Choice"Libraries would do well to add this compilation to their shelves to take advantage of current scholarship and the expertise of the encyclopedia's writers." - Reference & User Services Quarterly"Academic libraries supporting courses on ethnic history and Jewish studies will be well advised to add it to their collections, as would larger public libraries where there is interest." - Against the Grain
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Encyclopedia of American Jewish History [2 volumes]
Author(s): Stephen H. Norwood and Eunice G. PollackContributors: Norwood, Stephen; Pollack, Eunice;Abstract:Written by the most prominent scholars in American Jewish history, this encyclopedia illuminates the varied experiences of America's Jews and their impact on American society and culture over three and a half centuries.
Editor(s): Norwood, Stephen; Pollack, Eunice;SortTitle: encyclopedia of american jewish history [2 volumes]Author Info:Stephen H. NorwoodeditorEunice G. PollackeditoreISBN-13: 9781851096435Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781851096435.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781851096381Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 888Publication Date: 20070828Series: American Ethnic ExperienceTable of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Encyclopedia of American Jewish History: Volume 1 Vol1:iii14
- Copyright Vol1:iv15
- Contents Vol1:vii18
- Preface Vol1:xiii114
- Maps Vol1:xvii118
- 1 Immigration and Settlement 124
- Sephardic Jews in America 124
- American Jews in the Colonial Period 932
- American Jews in the Revolutionary and Early National Periods 1538
- German Jews in America 2447
- East European Jewish Immigration 3659
- Jewish Immigration to Galveston 4366
- Soviet Jewish Immigration 4770
- Jewish Identity in America 5073
- 2 Demographic and Economic Profiles of Twentieth-Century American Jewry 5780
- 3 Judaism in America 6790
- 4 Jewish Communities 115138
- 5 Antisemitism in America 169192
- Antisemitism in American Literature before 1960 169192
- Leo Max Frank (1884–1915) 175198
- Henry Ford and the Jews 180203
- Antisemitic Violence in Boston and New York during World War II 187210
- Antisemitism and Right-Wing Extremist Groups after 1960 189212
- African American Antisemitism in the 1990s 195218
- The Crown Heights Riot 200223
- 6 Zionism in America 203226
- 7 The Holocaust and America 217240
- 8 Jewish Organizations 235258
- 9 Jews and the Press 261284
- 10 American Jews in Politicaland Social Movements 277300
- American Jews in Politics in the Twentieth Century 277300
- American Jewish Involvement in Public Affairs 281304
- American Jews in the Socialist and Communist Movements 283306
- The Rosenberg Case 290313
- Jewish Anarchism in America 297320
- Commentary and the Origins of Neoconservatism 300323
- Jewish Women in the American Feminist Movement 307330
- Emma Goldman (1869–1940) 310333
- Meyer London (1871–1926) 313336
- Henry Kissinger (b. 1923) 316339
- 11 Jews in Warsand the Military 321344
- 12 American Jews and the Law 335358
- 13 American Jews and Crime 349372
- 14 American Jews and Labor 359382
- Jews and the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union 359382
- Jews and the International Fur Workers' Union 362385
- David Dubinsky (1892–1982) 365388
- Samuel Gompers (1850–1924) 367390
- Sidney Hillman (1887–1946) 370393
- Pauline M. Newman (1890–1986) 374397
- Selig Perlman (1888–1959) 378401
- Rose Pesotta (1896–1965) 381404
- Rose Schneiderman (1882–1972) 383406
- Toni Sender (1888–1964) 388411
- Albert Shanker (1928–1997) 390413
- Index Vol1:I-1418
- A Vol1:I-1418
- B Vol1:I-3420
- C Vol1:I-5422
- D Vol1:I-7424
- E Vol1:I-8425
- F Vol1:I-9426
- G Vol1:I-10427
- H Vol1:I-11428
- I Vol1:I-13430
- J Vol1:I-14431
- K Vol1:I-14431
- L Vol1:I-15432
- M Vol1:I-17434
- N Vol1:I-18435
- O Vol1:I-20437
- P Vol1:I-21438
- Q Vol1:I-22439
- R Vol1:I-22439
- S Vol1:I-24441
- T Vol1:I-27444
- U Vol1:I-27444
- V Vol1:I-28445
- W Vol1:I-29446
- X Vol1:I-30447
- Y Vol1:I-30447
- Z Vol1:I-30447
- Encyclopedia of American Jewish History: Volume 2 Vol2:iii1451
- Copyright Vol2:iv1452
- Contents Vol1:ix110
- Preface Vol2:xi1459
- Maps Vol2:xv1463
- 15 American Jews in Business and Philanthropy 395469
- 16 Intergroup Relations 411485
- Jews and the Slave Trade 411485
- Black–Jewish Relations in the Nineteenth Century 417491
- Jews and Black Rights (1900–1950) 424498
- Black–Jewish Relations since 1950 428502
- Jews and Affirmative Action/Preferences 432506
- Jewish–Christian Relations in the United States in the Twentieth Century 435509
- Joseph Dov Soloveitchik (1903–1993) 438512
- Leon Kronish (1917–1996) 440514
- Jewish–Muslim Relations 442516
- 17 American Jews in Entertainmentand Popular Culture 449523
- Yiddish Theater in America 449523
- Jews and Broadway 455529
- Jews and Hollywood 460534
- American Jews and the Catskills 467541
- American Jews and the Comics 469543
- American Jews and Television 474548
- The Marx Brothers 481555
- American Jewish Comedians 483557
- Woody Allen (b. 1935) 491565
- American Jewish Women Entertainers 494568
- Harry Houdini (1874–1926) 498572
- Al Jolson (1886–1950) 499573
- Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel (1882–1936) 503577
- Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990) 506580
- American Jews and Science Fiction 507581
- Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) 510584
- 18 American Jews in Sports 513587
- 19 American Jewish Novelists, Essayists, Poets, and Playwrights 537611
- Early Jewish Writers in America 537611
- New Jewish Immigrant Writing 545619
- Jewish American Women Fiction Writers 550624
- Sholem Asch (1880–1957) 554628
- Saul Bellow (1915–2005) 557631
- Joseph Bovshover (1873–1915) 563637
- David Edelshtat (1866–1892) 565639
- Daniel Fuchs (1909–1993) 566640
- Michael Gold (1894–1967) 568642
- Emma Lazarus (1849–1887) 571645
- Ludwig Lewisohn (1882–1955) 573647
- Bernard Malamud (1914–1986) 577651
- David Mamet (b. 1947) 581655
- Donald Margulies (b. 1954) 584658
- Arthur Miller (1915–2005) 586660
- Chaim Potok (1929–2002) 590664
- Morris Rosenfeld (1862–1923) 594668
- Leo Calvin Rosten (1908–1997) 595669
- Henry Roth (1906–1995) 598672
- Philip Roth (b. 1933) 601675
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904–1991) 606680
- Leon Uris (1924–2003) 611685
- Morris Winchevsky (1856–1932) 614688
- Herman Wouk (b. 1915) 615689
- 20 American Jewish Literary Critics 621695
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