The Jews in America Trilogy: "Our Crowd," The Grandees, and "The Rest of Us"

Three New York Times bestsellers chronicle the rise of America's most influential Jewish families as they transition from poor immigrants to household names.

In his acclaimed trilogy, author Stephen Birmingham paints an engrossing portrait of Jewish American life from the colonial era through the twentieth century with fascinating narrative and meticulous research.

The collection's best-known book, "Our Crowd" follows nineteenth-century German immigrants with recognizable names like Loeb...