American Jewish Civilization Series

Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism

Lance J. Sussman

This comprehensive study of an important ninetenth century Jewish leader reconstructs his personal struggles, pioneer efforts on behalf of American Judaism, and visions of a viable American-Jewish synthesis.

Rebecca Gratz: Women and Judaism in Antebellum America

Dianne Ashton

The first in-depth biography of Rebecca Gratz, perhaps the best-known member of the prominent Gratz family of Philadelphia and the foremost American Jewish woman of the nineteenth century.

Communings of the Spirit: The Journals of Mordecai M. Kaplan, Volume 1: 1913–1934

Edited by Mel Scult

Selections from the diary of the founder of Reconstructionism in America, covering Kaplan’s early years as a rabbi, teacher of rabbis, and community leader.

Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880–1939: Jewish Landsmanshaftn in American Culture

Daniel Soyer

An award-winning study of a vital immigrant institution and the formation of American ethnic identity.

Jewish Voices of the California Gold Rush: A Documentary History, 1849–1880

Ava F. Kahn

A history of the founding of California’s Jewish community during the Gold Rush.

Going Greek: Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895–1945

Marianne Rachel Sanua

A history of Jewish fraternities and sororities in the early-twentieth-century United States.