Politics, Faith, and the Making of American Judaism

by Peter Adams

In 1862, in the only instance of a Jewish expulsion in America, General Ulysses S. Grant banished Jewish citizens from the region under his military command. Although the order was quickly revoked by President Lincoln, it represented growing anti-Semitism in America. Convinced that assimilation was their best defense, Jews sought to Americanize by shedding distinctive dress, occupations, and religious rituals.

American Jews recognized the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472052055
• ISBN13: 9780472052059
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"