The American Jewish Experience
A collection of essays - Second Edition
Edited by Jonathan D Sarna
(375 Pages)Publisher: Holmes & Meier, 1997
Edited with introduction and notes by Jonathan D. Sarna. The American Jewish Experience presents a range of informative writing on Jews in America from Colonial times to the Present. This revised and expanded edition of the popular reader contains nine new selections. It explores traditional areas as well as topics of current interest such as Jewish women in American society and Jews in the popular culture. Each selection is preceded by a headnote that provides the essay's historical context and contemporary relevance, and extensively annotated bibliographies follow each section.
Contributing essayists include:
Lucy S. Dawidowicz, Arthur Hertzberg, Jack Wertheimer, Paula E. Hyman, Henry L. Feingold.
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