Spanning 350 years of Jewish experience in this country, Sachar tells the stories of Spanish marranos and Russian refugees, of aristocrats and threadbare social revolutionaries, of philanthropists and Hollywood moguls. At the same time, he elucidates the grand themes of the Jewish encounter with America, from the bigotry of a Christian majority to the tensions among Jews of different origins and beliefs, and from the struggle for acceptance to the ambivalence of assimilation.
"Dense and absorbing...not only good history but a contribution to the current American-Israeli relations."--The New York Times Book Review
"I have been teaching American history for thirty-eight years, but I was frankly astonished by much of the information contained in Howard Sachar's monumental volume."--David Brion Davis, The New Republic
Contents Prologue 1. A Foothold in the Early Americas 2. The Germanization of American Jewry 3. The Americanization of German Jewry 4. The Last European Avalanche Begins 5. Survival in the Immigrant City 6. Social and Cultural Ferment in the Immigrant World 7. The German-Jewish Conscience at Efflorescence 8. World War I and the Contest for American-Jewish Spokesmanship 9. The Jewish Presence Under Appraisals 10. The Golden Door Closes 11. Breaking the Immigrant Lockstep 12. The Culture of Americanization 13. The Era of the Great Depression 14. Nazism and the Quest for Sanctuary 15. World War II: Catastrophe and Renewal 16. The Zionization of American Jewry 17. The Birth of Israel 18. From Cold War to Belle Epoque 19. The Triumph of Democratic Pluralism 20. Defining a Relationship with the Jewish State 21. A Jewish Impact on American Culture 22. At Home in America 23. Ethnicity at the Apogee 24. Again, the Promised Land 25. Diaspora and Homeland: A Crisis of Recognition
Howard M. Sachar is the author of numerous books, including A History of Israel, A History of the Jews in America, Farewell España, and Israel and Europe. He is also the editor of the 39-volume The Rise of Israel: A Documentary History. He serves as professor of modern history at George Washington University, is a consultant and lecturer on Middle Eastern affairs for numerous governmental bodies, and lectures widely in the United States and abroad. He lives in Kensington, Maryland.
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Spanning 350 years of Jewish experience in this country, Sachar tells the stories of Spanish marranos and Russian refugees, of aristocrats and threadbare social revolutionaries, of philanthropists and Hollywood moguls. At the same time, he elucidates the grand themes of the Jewish encounter with America, from the bigotry of a Christian majority to the tensions among Jews of different origins and beliefs, and from the struggle for acceptance to the ambivalence of assimilation.
"Dense and absorbing...not only good history but a contribution to the current American-Israeli relations."--The New York Times Book Review
"I have been teaching American history for thirty-eight years, but I was frankly astonished by much of the information contained in Howard Sachar's monumental volume."--David Brion Davis, The New Republic
Contents Prologue 1. A Foothold in the Early Americas 2. The Germanization of American Jewry 3. The Americanization of German Jewry 4. The Last European Avalanche Begins 5. Survival in the Immigrant City 6. Social and Cultural Ferment in the Immigrant World 7. The German-Jewish Conscience at Efflorescence 8. World War I and the Contest for American-Jewish Spokesmanship 9. The Jewish Presence Under Appraisals 10. The Golden Door Closes 11. Breaking the Immigrant Lockstep 12. The Culture of Americanization 13. The Era of the Great Depression 14. Nazism and the Quest for Sanctuary 15. World War II: Catastrophe and Renewal 16. The Zionization of American Jewry 17. The Birth of Israel 18. From Cold War to Belle Epoque 19. The Triumph of Democratic Pluralism 20. Defining a Relationship with the Jewish State 21. A Jewish Impact on American Culture 22. At Home in America 23. Ethnicity at the Apogee 24. Again, the Promised Land 25. Diaspora and Homeland: A Crisis of Recognition
Howard M. Sachar is the author of numerous books, including A History of Israel, A History of the Jews in America, Farewell España, and Israel and Europe. He is also the editor of the 39-volume The Rise of Israel: A Documentary History. He serves as professor of modern history at George Washington University, is a consultant and lecturer on Middle Eastern affairs for numerous governmental bodies, and lectures widely in the United States and abroad. He lives in Kensington, Maryland.
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