A New Promised Land: A History of Jews in America

by Hasia R. Diner

Book Overview

"An excellent Afikoman gift for the teen or young adult at the seder... Diner...writes in a clear style that pulls together that diverse entity known as the American Jewish community."--The Chicago Jewish Star
An engaging chronicle of Jewish life in the United States, A New Promised Land reconstructs the multifaceted background and very American adaptations of this religious group, from the arrival of twenty-three Jews in the New World in 1654,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195158261
• ISBN13: 9780195158267
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"