Download or read book George Washington and the Jews written by Fritz Hirschfeld and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the background and circumstances that brought about a milestone relationship between George Washington and the Jews. President George Washington was the first head of a modern nation to openly acknowledge the Jews as full-fledged citizens of the land in which they had chosen to settle. His personal philosophy of religious tolerance can be summed up from an address made in 1790 to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, where he said "May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants, while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid." Was it Washington's respect for the wisdom of the ancient Prophets or the participation of the patriotic Jews in the struggle for independence that motivated Washington to direct his most significant and profound statement on religious freedom at a Jewish audience? Fritz Hirschfeld is a documentary historian.
Download or read book The Jewish Community of Washington written by Martin Garfinkle and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish community of Washington, D.C., located in the political nexus of the United States, has often enjoyed attention from people of every level of influence, including the president of the United States. On May 3, 1925, Calvin Coolidge attended the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Washington Jewish Community Center. Herbert Hoover, as a former president, was vocal in his denunciation of Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jews. His voice garnered the support of many United States senators in 1943, including two from Maryland and one from Virginia. Ronald Reagan sent his personal regards to the Ohev Shalom Talmud Torah Congregation on their 100th anniversary celebration on April 10, 1986.
Download or read book The Jewish Washington Or Lessons of Patriotism and Piety Suggested by the History of Nehemiah written by Joseph Alden and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jewish Experience in Washington State written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Washington written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jews who Stood by Washington written by Madison Clinton Peters and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Family of Strangers written by Molly Cone and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2004 Washington State Book Award Finalist Family of Strangersdraws on hundreds of newspaper accounts, articles, and oral histories to provide the first comprehensive account of Washington State's Jewish residents. The first Jewish immigrants came in a small trickle during the middle of the nineteenth century, and then in larger numbers during the open-door era that stretched to 1924. They included Ashkenazim primarily from the cities, towns, and shtetls of central and eastern Europe and Sephardim from the Mediterranean Basin. Followed by European Jews fleeing persecution by the Nazis and discrimination by the Soviet Union, their numbers grew with the arrival of American Jews who were part of the great westward movement in the postwar era. Isolated from the large centers of American Jewish life, speaking different languages -- German, Yiddish, Ladino, and others -- and following different religious customs, initially these groups had little in common other than their identification as Jews, but they succeeded in developing a community whose members made notable contributions to the civic and cultural history of Washington State. Regional politics, lively neighborhood histories, local responses to the plight of Europe's Jews during World War II, commercial and business enterprises, detailed histories of congregations, organizational philanthropy and social work, and the contributions of Washington's Jewish musicians and artists are presented in this generously illustrated book, often through the voices of those who took part. The vibrant life stories of dozens of notable local individuals are embedded in the overall context of how the Jews of Washington State organized a group of complementary and thriving cultural and religious communities. Molly Coneis the award-winning author of more than forty books for young readers. A native of Tacoma, she counts five generations of her and her husband's family born in Washington State. Lawyer and historianHoward Drokeris the author ofSeattle's Unsinkable Houseboatsand numerous articles on Seattle's early Jews.Jacqueline Williams, also an award winner, is author ofWagon Wheel Kitchens, The Way We Ate, andThe Hill with a Future: Seattle's Capital Hill 1900-1946, and lectures widely about pioneer life in the Pacific Northwest. All three authors live in Seattle.
Download or read book Jewish Community of Washington written by Martin Garfinkle and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish community of Washington, D.C., located in the political nexus of the United States, has often enjoyed attention from people of every level of influence, including the president of the United States. On May 3, 1925, Calvin Coolidge attended the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Washington Jewish Community Center. Herbert Hoover, as a former president, was vocal in his denunciation of Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jews. His voice garnered the support of many United States senators in 1943, including two from Maryland and one from Virginia. Ronald Reagan sent his personal regards to the Ohev Shalom Talmud Torah Congregation on their 100th anniversary celebration on April 10, 1986.
Download or read book The Jews of Washington D C written by David A. Altshuler and published by Rossel Books. This book was released on 1985 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone with an eye for history, an ear for the unusual tales of the past, or a feel for how small realities dictate great outcomes, will find this book fascinating. Collected and assembled from the twelve volumes of The Record the publication of The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, these articles and studies open a window on a world filled with the real stuff of history. Deftly edited and arranged by Dr. David Altshuler, who also edited of The Precious Legacy and was Professor of Judaic Studies at George Washington University.
Download or read book Jewish Life in Greater Washington written by Jewish Week and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jews in Greater Washington written by Hillel Marans and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jewish Population of Greater Washington in 1956 written by Stanley K. Bigman and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide to Jewish Washington written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The House of Fragile Things written by James McAuley and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful history of Jewish art collectors in France, and how an embrace of art and beauty was met with hatred and destruction In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews—pillars of an embattled community—invested their fortunes in France’s cultural artifacts, sacrificed their sons to the country’s army, and were ultimately rewarded by seeing their collections plundered and their families deported to Nazi concentration camps. In this rich, evocative account, James McAuley explores the central role that art and material culture played in the assimilation and identity of French Jews in the fin-de-siècle. Weaving together narratives of various figures, some familiar from the works of Marcel Proust and the diaries of Jules and Edmond Goncourt—the Camondos, the Rothschilds, the Ephrussis, the Cahens d'Anvers—McAuley shows how Jewish art collectors contended with a powerful strain of anti-Semitism: they were often accused of “invading” France’s cultural patrimony. The collections these families left behind—many ultimately donated to the French state—were their response, tragic attempts to celebrate a nation that later betrayed them.
Download or read book Sixth Annual Guide to Jewish Washington written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish in America written by Richard Rubin and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How and why Jews have flourished in America, influencing the nation's culture while also being influenced by it.
Download or read book The Jewish Washington written by Joseph Alden and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
