Everything You Need to Know about America's Jews and their History

Chronicles the history of Jews in America and the contributions they have made, in a question-and-answer format

Rabbi and scholar Rosenberg (The Veneration of Divine Justice, Greenwood, 1995) traces Jewish American contributions from the mid-17th century to the present. He points out that eastern Colonial America became the hub of Jewish immigration and activity: Jews quickly became prominent financiers, inventors, and businessmen in the new land. The text reveals Jewish thought and involvement in a variety of areas including, but not limited to, the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, social equality, women's emancipation, and medicine. Jewish participation in the American political process has increased substantially, partly as a result of the Jewish obsession with education and security, the author believes. This same education, he points out, has resulted in a Jewish "monopoly" on Nobel prizes earned by Americans. Rosenberg's work is humorous yet serious and quite informative. It is not a detailed text but an introduction to Jewish American studies. Recommended for public libraries.?Clemente Garcia, Edinburg P.L., Tex.
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