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The forerunners : Dutch Jewry in the North American diaspora /

Between 1800 and 1880 approximately 6500 Dutch Jews immigrated to the United States to join the hundreds who had come during the colonial era. Although they numbered less than one-tenth of all Dutch immigrants and were a mere fraction of all Jews in America, the Dutch Jews helped build American Jewr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Swierenga, Robert P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 2018.
Series:American Jewish Civilization Series
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1: Netherlands Jewry; Chapter 2: The Dutch Era: Immigration Before 1830; Chapter 3: New York City: The Bastion; Chapter 4: Philadelphia: An Early Base; Chapter 5: Boston: A Close Community; Chapter 6: Baltimore: The Fells Point Settlement; Chapter 7: New Orleans: A Secular Lot; Chapter 8: The Great Lakes Frontier: The Restless Ones; Chapter 9: San Francisco: An Instant Elite; Chapter 10: The "Essence" of Dutch Jewry in America; Appendix I: Immigration Statistics
  • Appendix II: Dutch Jewish Household Heads and Working Adults in New York: 1850, 1860, 1870 CensusesAppendix III: Dutch Jewish Household Heads and Working Adults in Philadelphia: 1850, 1860, 1870 Censuses; Notes; Bibliography; Index