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American Jewish Studies

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Wives With­out Hus­bands: Mar­riage, Deser­tion, and Wel­fare in New York 1900 – 1935
Anna R. Igra
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Seinol­o­gy
Tim Delaney
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Jew­ish Writ­ing and the Deep Places of the Imagination
Mark Krupnick; Jean K. Carney; Mark Shechner, eds.
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Trin­i­ty of Pas­sion: The Lit­er­ary Left and the Antifas­cist Crusade
Alan M. Wald
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Jew­ish Women Pio­neer­ing the Fron­tier Trail: A His­to­ry in the Amer­i­can West
Jeanne E. Abrams
Recommended Reading

New Book Club Theme: Jews in America

Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterA par­tial list is below. To view the com­plete list, please click here.A Fine Romance: Jew­ish Song­writ­ers, Amer­i­can SongsAmer­i­can…
JBC Staff
March 29, 2012
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In Their Own Image: New York Jews in Jazz Age Pop­u­lar Culture
Ted Mer­win
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The Hous­ing Divide: How Gen­er­a­tions of Immi­grants Fare in New York’s Hous­ing Market
Emily Rosenbaum; Samantha Friedman
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State­craft: And How to Restore Amer­i­ca’s Stand­ing in the World
Den­nis Ross
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Race and Reli­gion Among the Cho­sen Peo­ples of Crown Heights
Henry Goldschmidt
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Say­ing New Things About Old His­tor­i­cal Episodes

Ear­li­er this week, Dr. Jonathan Sar­na wrote about writ­ing his most recent book, When Gen­er­al Grant Expelled the Jews, in Jerusalem. He has been blog­ging here all week for…
Jonathan D. Sarna
March 15, 2012
Essay

Writ­ing the Civ­il War in Jerusalem

Dr. Jonathan Sar­na​’s newest book, When Gen­er­al Grant Expelled the Jews, is now avail­able. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and…
Jonathan D. Sarna
March 13, 2012
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Women Remak­ing Amer­i­can Judaism
Riv-Ellen Prell, ed.; David Weinberg, fwd.
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When Gen­er­al Grant Expelled the Jews
Jonathan D. Sarna
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The Life of the Neigh­bor­hood Play­house on Grand Street
John P. Harrington
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The Red Leather Diary
Lily Koppel
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