A history of Jewish culture and communities in American cites and rural towns explores how Jewish immigrants from 1654 to the early twentieth century adjusted to their new lives and how they contributed to the nation's politics, arts, commerce, and culture.
A gorgeous coffee table book that was offered by a teacher to my son on the occasion of his becoming barmitzvah, with the most delicate dedication on the front page (2010).
I have been intending to read the book since, and because I never sit still, it has been a challenge, but hopefully GoodReads and the New secular Year resolutions will help me accomplish this goal.