The Jew in the American World: A Source Book / Edition 1

by Jacob Rader Marcus

Overview

This important volume provides the first complete single-volume reference source for American Jewish history.

The Jew in the American World is a complete documentary history of the Jewish people in North America from the late sixteenth century to the present. A compilation of previously published archival sources chronicling the evolving domestic, religious, and political experiences of the Jews, this important volume provides the first complete single-volume reference source for American Jewish history.
Once again, Jacob Rader Marcus has created a vivid and insightful portrait of the life and culture of Jews. He has compiled materials—the majority of which were written by Jews culled from diverse sources and ranging in subject from the establishment of the first Jewish day school in the mid-eighteenth century to the plight of Ethiopian Jews in 1991. Many articles highlight the role played by women in the community and the significant contributions made by various Jewish figures. The ideal companion to Marcus's United States Jewry, 1776-1985, The Jew in the American World is an invaluable work, essential for studying and understanding the American Jew.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814325483
Publisher:	Wayne State University Press
Publication date:	05/01/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	664
Sales rank:	893,398
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Jacon Rader Marcus was the founder and director of the American Jewish Archives at the Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, where he was a member of the faculty for more than seventy years. He authored numerous books on American and European history, including The Jew in the Medieval World, The Colonial American Jew, 1493-1776, and United States of Jewry, 1776-1985.

Editorial Reviews

"The only extant one-volume comprehensive collection of original documents pertaining to Jewish life in the U.S. from colonial times to the present."--Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

A complete documentary history of the Jewish people in North America from the late 16th century to the present. This compilation of previously published archival sources chronicles the experiences of the Jews in all walks of life. The book is divided chronologically and the author provides an introduction to each section to provide historical context.

Jewish Book World

Rabbi Marcus (United State Jewry, 1776-1995), known as "the Dean of Jewish American Historians," completed this volume, a companion to his four-volume Jewry, just before his death in 1995 at age 99. This final Marcus work is the only extant one-volume comprehensive collection of original documents pertaining to Jewish life in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. It is also a remarkable work, destined to have the wide usage the Rabbi's other books have enjoyed. The documents are arranged chronologically, then subdivided according to subject matter. Each historical period has a brief introduction, displaying not only the editor's grasp of the flow of history but also his skill and wit. The result is an important book that offers scholars an excellent tool for research and, perhaps even more significantly, lay people an intriguing look at the many facets of the changing religious, domestic and political lives of Jews in this country. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Drawing upon primary-source material such as personal letters, newspaper and journal articles, archival records, yearbooks, and the like, Marcus, the founder of the American Jewish Archives at the Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, has compiled a monumental documentary history of the Jews and Jewish life in America from 1585 to 1991. Its 64 chapters cover a fascinating array of subjects such as immigration, history, religious life, education, philanthropy, social welfare, culture, and the arts. Marcus prefaces each chapter with a brief introduction to its contents. A valuable primary source for scholars working in the field but rather specialized for all but the largest public libraries. (Index not seen.)Robert A. Silver, formerly with Shaker Heights P.L., Ohio

Library Journal

A translation of the 6th edition (1987, Nauka Press, Moscow) of a textbook which had been extensively revised and augmented as compared with the 2nd edition (1957, Nauka Press, Moscow; translation into English, Pergamon Press, 1966). Material is organized into sections that include, among others, basic operations of the field; the kinematics of a continuous medium; distribution of mass and force in a continuous medium; irrotational motions of an ideal medium; turbulent flows of incompressible viscous fluid; and some numerical methods for solving equations of hydrogas dynamics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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