The Jews of New Jersey: A Pictorial History
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From the Back Cover
Jews have called New Jersey home since the late seventeenth century, and they currently make up almost 6 percent of the state's residents. Yet, until now, no book has paid tribute to the richness of Jewish heritage in the Garden State. The Jews of New Jersey: A Pictorial History redresses this lack with a lively narrative and hundreds of archival and family photographs-many rare-that bring this history to life.
Patricia Ard and Michael Rockland focus on representative Jewish communities throughout the state, paying particular attention to the extraordinary stories of ordinary people. Through the joys and struggles of homemakers, storekeepers, factory workers, athletes, children, farmers, activists, religious leaders, and Holocaust survivors, the authors tell the stories of how these communities have evolved, thrived, and changed. They note the difficulties posed by intermarriage and assimilation and, at the same time, depict a burgeoning revival of Jewish orthodoxy and traditions.
The Jews of New Jersey will please both the historian and general reader. Its heartwarming stories and pictures truly make the point that it is through the joys, triumphs, and defeats of everyday people that history is made.
About the Author
Patricia M. Ard is an assistant professor of English at Ramapo College and the editor of Juanita: A Romance of Real Life in Cuba Fifty Years Ago. Michael Aaron Rockland is a professor of American studies at Rutgers University and the author of Snowshoeing through Sewers and coauthor of Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike (both from Rutgers University Press).
The Jews of New Jersey: A Pictorial History,Patricia M. Ard,Michael Aaron Rockland,Rutgers University Press,0813530121,Ethnic Studies - General,Ethnic relations,History,History - U.S.,Jewish - General,Jews,Jews In The U.S.,New Jersey,New Jersey - Local History,Pictorial works,Social Science,Sociology,Subjects & Themes - Travel - U.S./Mid-Atlantic,United States - State & Local - General,American history: c 1500 to c 1800,American history: c 1800 to c 1900,American history: from c 1900 -,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,Jewish studies
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