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The Jewish Americans: Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America
by Beth Wenger
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385521391
- ISBN 13
- 9780385521390
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Larger 8vo. pp.xi 388.""This comprehensive and often surprising look at the growth, difficulties, and accomplishments of the Jewish American community is further enhanced by the intimate first-person accounts of several generations of American Jews. Activists, musicians, spiritual leaders, politicians, and so many others come to life through their photos, correspondence, and interviews. They lend faces and personal…
Synopsis
In addition to authoring The Jewish Americans , Beth S. Wenger served on the board of distinguished scholars who advised the PBS series. She holds the Katz Family Chair in American Jewish History and is Associate Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania, where she serves as Director of the Jewish Studies Program. Wenger is the author of New York Jews and the Great Depression: Uncertain Promise (1996) which was awarded the Salo Baron Prize in Jewish History. The author of numerous scholarly articles, Wenger also co-edited Remembering the Lower East Side: American Jewish Reflections (2000) and “Holy Land:” Place, Past, and Future in American Jewish Culture (1997). Wenger serves on the board of the Association for Jewish Studies and she is also a member of the academic advisory boards of the Center for Jewish History, the American Jewish Historical Society, and the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
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- Bookseller
- The Edmonton Book Store
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89769
- Title
- The Jewish Americans: Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America
- Author
- Beth Wenger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385521391
- ISBN 13
- 9780385521390
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- Larger 8vo
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