Jews in America

Name: Jews in America
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ISBN: 9780195106787

ISBN-10: 0195106784

ISBN-13: 9780195106787

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Authors: Hasia R. Diner

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On September 19, 1934, Hank Greenberg--a powerful hitter who led the American League in home runs four times--refused to play for his team, the Detroit Tigers. Instead he chose to observe the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. On that day he put his identity as a Jew over the most American sport, and the Tigers' fans rallied behind his decision. This story is an excellent example of the way America has embraced Judaism, along with a number of other religions, as an important element in our diverse religious make-up. A chronicle of Jewish life in the United States--from the arrival of 23 Jews in the New World in 1654, through the centuries of religious intolerance and social injustice, and on to the…

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List price: $31.95
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/7/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Hasia R. Diner is the Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History in the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judiac Studies at New York University. She has taught American Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, and at Johns Hopkins.