Jews of Greater Miami

by Jewish Museum of Florida, Marcia Jo Zerivitz, Museum Of Florida Jewish

Book Overview

Miami was among Florida's last communities to develop a Jewish population. Since the late 1800s, the area that was once just a settlement of frontiersmen has grown to become the core of the nation's third-largest Jewish community. Jews were prominent in business when Miami was chartered in 1896 and began settling in Miami Beach as early as 1913. Though faced with hardship and public discrimination, the immigrant group continued to expand its presence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738567191
• ISBN13: 9780738567198
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"