The American Jewish experience
By: edited with introduction and notes by Jonathan D. Sarna.
Contributors: Sarna, Jonathan D.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Holmes & Meier
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
Subjects: Jews -- United States -- History; United States -- Ethnic relations
Description: The American Jewish Experience presents a range of the liveliest, most informative writing on Jews in America from colonial times to the present. This revised and expanded edition of the popular reader contains nine new selections and continues to explore traditional areas as well as topics of current interest - such as Jewish women in American society and Jews in American popular culture.

Each selection is preceded by a headnote that provides the essay's historical context and contemporary relevance, and extensively annotated bibliographies follow each section.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.