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The Jews of Boston (1895-1995 Of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston) Hardcover – 14 April 1995

by Jonathan D. Sarna (Editor), Ellen Smith (Editor)
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Published on the 350th anniversary of the first Jews to arrive in America, this comprehensive history of the Jews of Boston is now available in a revised and updated paperback edition. The stunning work combines illuminating essays by distinguished Jewish historians with 110 rare photographs to trace the community from its tentative beginnings in colonial Boston through its emergence in the twentieth century as one of the most influential and successful Jewish communities in America. The volume also presents fascinating information about Boston's synagogues and Jewish neighborhoods as well as the evolution of Jewish culture in Boston and the United States.
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Northeastern University Press
  4. Publication date
    14 April 1995
  5. Dimensions
    23.5 x 3.18 x 31.12 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1555532179
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1555532178
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Northeastern University Press (14 April 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1555532179
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1555532178
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 23.5 x 3.18 x 31.12 cm
  • Customer reviews:
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Jonathan D. Sarna

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Jonathan D. Sarna (1955- ) is the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History and Chair of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University, as well as Chief Historian of the new National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

Dubbed by the Forward newspaper in 2004 as one of America’s fifty most influential American Jews, he was Chief Historian for the 350th commemoration of the American Jewish community, and is recognized as a leading commentator on American Jewish history, religion and life. He is the only American Jewish historian ever elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Born in Philadelphia, and raised in New York and Boston, Dr. Sarna attended Brandeis University, the Boston Hebrew College, Merkaz HaRav Kook in Jerusalem, and Yale University, where he obtained his doctorate.

He has taught and lectured on four continents, has appeared in half-a-dozen documentary films, and is regularly quoted in newspapers across the world.

Sarna is perhaps the field’s most prolific scholar. He has published hundreds of scholarly articles, writes a column in the Forward entitled “Now and Then” (because, he says, he produces it “now and then”) and has written, edited or coedited more than thirty books, including, most recently, When General Grant Expelled the Jews..

He is probably best known for his acclaimed American Judaism: A History, winner of the Jewish Book Council’s “Jewish Book of the Year Award.” It has been praised as being “the single best description of American Judaism during its 350 years on American soil.”

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Sandra
5.0 out of 5 stars "The Jews of Boston" is superb!
Reviewed in the United States on 28 May 2011
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Being a second-generation West Ender and having to leave the West End by eminent domain, "The Jews of Boston" evoked a floodgate of emotions in me from which to reflect, learn, and view from photos. Granted, there is only a small section devoted to the West End, but it was also important and interesting to learn of the other Jewish neighborhoods in the Boston area. This book gives an excellent historical account of the struggles our people had to confront during the turn of the last century as they settled into Boston.

This book is very well written. Very informative. I like it very much! If you are a Jew from Boston, then you will feel very comfortable in immersing yourself in the history, geography and knowledge which can be found within these pages. You will get a sense of what type of life your parents/grandparents endured.

L'Chaim to nostalgia as we walk down memory lane.....!

S.
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arlene alpert
5.0 out of 5 stars Memories galore.
Reviewed in the United States on 16 February 2021
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I owned this already and gave it as a gift ..She loves it and is buying one for a relative...
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NavyMoose
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on 25 November 2023
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I wish the authors had discussed Jewish communities North of Boston (Chelsea, Revere, and Lynn) in greater detail.

I was surprised Lenonard Nimoy, who was from the West End, was not listed in the index.

Overall an excellent book and I am glad it was written.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Jews of Boston
Reviewed in the United States on 29 October 2009
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This is an excellent book for those interested in the history of Boston's Jewish community. It is well researched, has lots of interesting photos, and was perfect for my husband who needed some specific information regarding a person who had lived early in the 20th century.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 14 December 2016
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More information than I needed, but where else?
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