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Queen of the Lakes
This book is an account of the ships that have borne the name "e;Queen of the Lakes,"e; an honorary title indicating that, at the time of its launching, a ship is the …
Iron Hunter
Originally published in 1919, The Iron Hunter is the autobiography of one of Michigan's most influential and flamboyant historical figures: the reporter, publisher, explorer, …
Life and Work of Ludwig Lewisohn, Volume II
An imposing literary figure in America and Europe during the first half of the twentieth century, Ludwig Lewisohn (1882-1955) struggled with feelings of alienation in Christian …
Shaping of Jewish Identity in Nineteenth-Century France
Nineteenth-century French Jewry was a community struggling to meet the challenges of emancipation and modernity. This struggle, with its origins in the founding of the French …
Eating at God's Table
How do contemporary American Orthodox Jews use food to create boundaries, distinguishing and dividing groups from each other and from non-Orthodox communities? How does food …
"e;Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights"e;
Although historians have devoted a great deal of attention to the development of federal government policy regarding civil rights in the quarter century following World War II, …
Compromise of Return
The Compromise of Return: Viennese Jews after the Holocaust explores the motivations and expectations that inspired Viennese Jews to reestablish lives in their hometown after the …
Detroit on Stage
Founded in 1910, Detroit's Players Club is an all-male club devoted to the production of theater by members for other members' enjoyment. Called simply "e;The Players,"e; …
Going Greek
Going Greek offers an unprecedented look at the relationship between American Jewish students and fraternity life during its heyday in the first half of the twentieth century. More …
Nazism, The Jews and American Zionism, 1933-1948
Aaron Berman takes a moderate and measured approach to one of the most emotional issues in American Jewish historiography, namely, the response of American Jews to Nazism and the …
In Fitting Memory
In Fitting Memory, a critical survey of Holocaust memorials and monuments in Europe, Israel, and the United States, focuses on the archeological remains at the original sites of …
Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880-1939
Landsmanshaftn, associations of immigrants from the same hometown, became the most popular form of organization among Eastern European Jewish immigrants to the United States in the …