{"product_id":"a-new-promised-land-a-history-of-jews-in-america-paperback","title":"A New Promised Land: A History of Jews in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHasia R. Diner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent Afikoman gift for the teen or young adult at the seder... Diner...writes in a clear style that pulls together that diverse entity known as the American Jewish community.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Chicago Jewish Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn engaging chronicle of Jewish life in the United States, \u003cem\u003eA New Promised Land\u003c\/em\u003e reconstructs the multifaceted background and very American adaptations of this religious group, from the arrival of twenty-three Jews in the New World in 1654, through the development of the Orthodox, conservative, and Reform movements, to the ordination of Sally Priesand as the first woman rabbi in the United States. \u003cbr\u003eHasia Diner supplies fascinating details about Jewish religious traditions, holidays, and sacred texts. In addition, she relates the history of the Jewish religious, political, and intellectual institutions in the United States, and addresses some of the biggest issues facing Jewish Americans today, including their increasingly complex relationship with Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHasia R. Diner\u003c\/strong\u003e is Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor in American Jewish History at New York University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eHungering for America: Italian, Irish, and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJewish Americans: The Immigrant Experience, Jews in America\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1999), \u003cem\u003eIn the Almost Promised Land: American Jews and Blacks, 1915-1935, \u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Time for Gathering: The Second Migration, 1820-1880\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHer Works Praise Her: A History of Jewish Women in America from Colonial Times to the Present\u003c\/em\u003e (with Beryl Lieff Benderly).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.56 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749209735456,"sku":"9780195158267","price":47.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a48ecd5d12f30262aa04e7e9b11f06a9.webp?v=1779926585","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-new-promised-land-a-history-of-jews-in-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}