The Colonial and Early National Period 1654-1840: American Jewish HistoryJeffrey S. Gurock The first volume contains articles on a variety of areas including Jewish involvement in the War of Independence and in the American Revolution, the New York Jewish Community of the time and a look at the Dutch and English Jews of the period. |
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