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United States Jewry, 1776-1985 : Volume 2, The Germanic Period.

Marcus, Jacob Rader.

United States Jewry, 1776-1985 : Volume 2, The Germanic Period. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (458 pages)

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- I. The Coming of The "Germans" -- II. Dawn in the West: The Expansion of American Jewry, 1645-1880 -- III. Jews of New England, The Old Southwest, and the Border States -- IV. Jews in the Middle West, Prairie States, and Far West -- V. Business Survival in the Transmississippi States and Territories -- VI. Jews Move into the Great Plains, Rockies, and the New Southwest -- VII. The Jews and the West, 1649-1880: An Evaluation -- VIII. Economic Life of the Jews, 1840-1860 -- IX. The Jewish Religion, 1840-1860 -- X. Social Welfare, 1840-1860 -- XI. Jewish Education, Culture, and Social Life, 1840-1860 -- XII. Rejection of Jews, 1840-1860 -- XIII. Defense: The Board of Delegates of American Israelites -- XIV. American Jewry, 1840-1860: A Summary -- Key Abbreviations, Symbols, and Short Titles -- Notes -- Index.

The second volume of this seminal work on American Jewry covers the period from 1841 to 1860.

9780814344705


Jews-United States-History.


Electronic books.

E184.J5 .M373 1991

973.04924

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