Jewish Studies

History

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.

The Days and the Seasons: Memoirs

Evyatar Friesel

This personal memoir of Jewish historian Evyatar Friesel chronicles his varied life from his childhood in Nazi Germany, to his escape to Brazil, and finally, his settlement in Israel.

Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism

Michael A. Meyer

A history of the Reform Movement from the beginnings of modernization in late eighteenth century Jewish thought and practice, through Reform’s American renewal in the 1970s.

The Jews in European History: Seven Lectures

Edited by Wolfgang Beck

Lectures by internationally renowned historians originally presented at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.

The Forerunners: Dutch Jewry in the North American Diaspora

Robert P. Swierenga

A detailed history of the immigration of Dutch Jews to the United States and to the whole American diaspora.

We Lived With Dignity: The Jewish Proletariat of Amsterdam, 1900–1940

Selma Leydesdorff

Through interviews with more than ninety survivors We Lived with Dignity captures in poignant detail the unique qualities of Amsterdam’s Jewish ghetto before Hitler’s reign of terror.