Editore: Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0195099354 ISBN 13: 9780195099355
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Editore: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1995
ISBN 10: 0195099354 ISBN 13: 9780195099355
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0195099354 ISBN 13: 9780195099355
Da: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, U.S.A.
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Editore: Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0195099354 ISBN 13: 9780195099355
Da: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Editore: Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0195099354 ISBN 13: 9780195099355
Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Like New dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0195099354 ISBN 13: 9780195099355
Da: GridFreed, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap.
Editore: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1995
ISBN 10: 0195099354 ISBN 13: 9780195099355
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: New. First Edition. As long ago as September 1654, 23 Jews disembarked from a ship named the Sainte Catherine into New Amsterdam--today's New York City. They came to find a safe haven from oppression and religious persecution and to seek economic opportunity. But even they were not the first Jewish Americans, and they were certainly not the last. Three million Jewish immigrants followed in the next three centuries. Today, about 4 out of every 10 Jews in the world are U. S. citizens.The Jewish American Family Album tells personal stories of Jewish immigrants from their arrival in this country (as early as 1579) to the present day. Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have found letters, diaries, and newspaper articles that describe what life was like in the old countries and tell of the difficulties encountered in leaving home for a new life in America. They have combed through family archives and scrapbooks to find personal accounts that make history as immediate and exciting as stories told generation after generation in any family.In their own words, we learn what life was like for these millions of Jewish immigrants. We read of the earliest of the Jewish Americans, some of whom fought and died in the Revolution. We hear from Holocaust survivors and their children. We discover that from the beginning, Jewish Americans provided a base of support--lodging and fellowship--for those who followed. The part Jewish Americans played in the settlement of the American West, their strategic importance to the U.S. labor movement, and their many contributions to theater and music are documented with rare first-person accounts and extraordinary photographs. We hear of the challenges the immigrants faced, including anti-Semitism, even in the "Land of the Free." But Jewish Americans linked old traditions with new ones to build communities that have become a permanent and important part of American life.The memories and experiences of well-known Jewish Americans such as comedians George Burns and Jack Benny, Oscar Solomon Straus (the first Jewish Presidential cabinet member), and novelist Edna Ferber are included, as are profiles of Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg, Leonard Bernstein, union leader Samuel Gompers, and poet Emma Lazarus, among others. But other Jewish Americans who did not achieve celebrity status are also represented. Moses Albert Levy, a doctor who joined Sam Houston's army, 13-year-old Mary Antin, who arrived in Boston in 1894, Sarah Thal, who was a homesteader in the Dakotas, and many more fascinating but unknown immigrants tell powerful, emotional, and sometimes funny stories of life in their new homeland.These memories and profiles are illustrated with rare and moving photographs from news sources and family collections. They show in vivid fashion a people who have brought us humor, spirit, and perseverance. The Jewish American Family Album is an important tribute to the magnificent variety of people and cultures that makes up our United States.
Editore: Oxford University Press, New York, 1995
ISBN 10: 0195099354 ISBN 13: 9780195099355
Da: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. ; 11.02 X 8.66 X 0.71 inches; 128 pages.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0195099354 ISBN 13: 9780195099355
Da: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap! Looks like an interesting title!.