{"product_id":"united-states-jewry-1776-1985-volume-1-9780814344712","title":"United States Jewry, 1776-1985: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe second volume of this seminal work on American Jewry covers the period from 1841 to 1860.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn United States Jewry, 1776-1985, the dean of American Jewish historians, Jacob Rader Marcus, unfolds the history of Jewish immigration, segregation, and integration; of Jewry's cultural exclusiveness and assimilation; of its internal division and indivisible unity; and of its role in the making of America. Characterized by Marcus's impeccable scholarship, meticulous documentation, and readable style, this landmark four-volume set completes the history Marcus began in The Colonial American Jew, 1492-1776.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Volume I focuses on the American revolution and the early national period, from 1776 to 1840. Marcus examines the role played by Jews in the revolution and discusses important historical and social themes such as politics, commerce, religion, Jewish and American culture, anti-Jewish prejudices, and the phenomenon of assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob Rader Marcus (1896-1995) was a scholar of Jewish history and a Reform rabbi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328765104402,"sku":"9780814344712","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8015d887-4b48-40d2-a7c6-b40a6df8f154.jpg?v=1727751194","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/united-states-jewry-1776-1985-volume-1-9780814344712","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}