Exploring American Jewish history through 50 historic treasures / Avi Y. Decter.

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    • Abstract:
      Summary: "This full-color book offers students and general readers new perspectives on the rich complexity of Jewish experiences in America. Each of the treasures is described in historical, material, and visual contexts, offering readers new, unexpected insights into the meanings of Jewish life, history, and culture"-- Provided by publisher.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: Exploring American Jewish History through 50 Historic Treasures offers students and general readers new perspectives on the rich complexity of Jewish experiences in America. As one of America's most fascinating and enduring minorities, American Jews have played key roles in every era of American history and every region of the country. The 50 treasures are depicted in full color and range from a family cookbook to a college campus and include items that are iconic, ordinary, and whimsical. Each of the treasures is described in historical, material, and visual contexts, offering readers new, unexpected insights into the meanings of Jewish life, history, and culture. -- Provided by publisher.
    • Content Notes:
      Jewish Life in Early America (up to 1820) -- Jews in the Short 19th Century (1820-1880) -- The Great Migration (1880-1920) -- Getting Comfortable in America (1920-1967) -- Contemporary Life and Its Challenges (1967 to Date).
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
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    • Other Titles:
      Exploring American Jewish history through fifty historic treasures.
    • ISBN:
      9781538115619
      1538115611
    • Accession Number:
      2023027363
    • Accession Number:
      1382694638
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1178783