History of the Jews in America
From the Period of the Discovery of the New World to the 20th CenturyBy Peter Wiernik
Length14h 25m
About this audiobook
History of the Jews in America is a thorough historical account of Jewish communities in both South and North America starting from the earliest days of Spanish colonization all the way to the beginning of the 20th century.
Contents
The Participation of Jews in the Discovery of the New World
Early Jewish Martyrs Under Spanish Rule in the New World
Victims of the Inquisition in Mexico and in Peru
Marranos in the Portuguese Colonies
The Short-lived Dominion of the Dutch Over Brazil
Recife: The First Jewish Community in the New World
The Jews in Surinam or Dutch Guiana
The Dutch and English West Indies
New Amsterdam and New York
New England and the Other English Colonies
The Religious Aspect of the War of Independence
The Participation of Jews in the War of the Revolution
The Decline of Newport; Washington and the Jews
Other Communities in the First Periods of Independence
The Question of Religious Liberty in Virginia and in North Carolina
The War of 1812 and the Removal of Jewish Disabilities in Maryland
Mordecai Manuel Noah and His Territorialist-Zionistic Plans
The First Communities in the Mississippi Valley
New Settlements in the Middle West and on the Pacific Coast
The Jews in the Early History of Texas
Conservative Judaism and Its Stand Against Reform
The Discussion About Slavery
Lincoln and the Jews
Participation of Jews in the Civil War
Immigration From Russia Prior to 1880
Relations With Russia
The Passport Question
The American-Jewish Committee
The Jews in the Dominion of Canada
Jews in South America, Mexico and Cuba
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length14 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 16, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
28CHAPTER XXII. CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM AND ITS STAND AGAINST REFORM.
2INTRODUCTION.
29CHAPTER XXIII. INTERVENTION IN DAMASCUS. THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SWISS DISCRIMINATION.
3PART I. THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PERIOD.
30PART V. THE CIVIL WAR AND THE FORMATIVE PERIOD.
4CHAPTER I. THE PARTICIPATION OF JEWS IN THE DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD.
31CHAPTER XXIV. THE DISCUSSION ABOUT SLAVERY. LINCOLN AND THE JEWS.
5CHAPTER II. EARLY JEWISH MARTYRS UNDER SPANISH RULE IN THE NEW WORLD.
32CHAPTER XXV. PARTICIPATION OF JEWS IN THE CIVIL WAR. JUDAH P. BENJAMIN.
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6CHAPTER III. VICTIMS OF THE INQUISITION IN MEXICO AND IN PERU.
33CHAPTER XXVI. DISTINGUISHED SERVICES OF JEWS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STRUGGLE.
7CHAPTER IV. MARRANOS IN THE PORTUGUESE COLONIES.
34CHAPTER XXVII. THE FORMATIVE PERIOD AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.
8PART II. THE DUTCH AND ENGLISH COLONIAL PERIOD.
35CHAPTER XXVIII. NEW SYNAGOGUES AND TEMPLES. IMMIGRATION FROM RUSSIA PRIOR TO 1880.
9CHAPTER V. THE SHORT-LIVED DOMINION OF THE DUTCH OVER BRAZIL.
36PART VI. THE THIRD OR RUSSIAN PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION.
10CHAPTER VI. RECIFE: THE FIRST JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE NEW WORLD.
37CHAPTER XXIX. THE INFLUX AFTER THE ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS IN RUSSIA IN 1881.
11CHAPTER VII. THE JEWS IN SURINAM OR DUTCH GUIANA.
38CHAPTER XXX. COMMUNAL AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AMONG THE NEW COMERS.
12CHAPTER VIII. THE DUTCH AND ENGLISH WEST INDIES.
39CHAPTER XXXI. NEW COMMUNAL AND INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITIES.
13CHAPTER IX. NEW AMSTERDAM AND NEW YORK.
40CHAPTER XXXII. THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND NEW LITERARY ACTIVITIES.
14CHAPTER X. NEW ENGLAND AND THE OTHER ENGLISH COLONIES.
41CHAPTER XXXIII. RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA. THE PASSPORT QUESTION.
15PART III. THE REVOLUTION AND THE PERIOD OF EXPANSION.
42CHAPTER XXXIV. LEGISLATION ABOUT IMMIGRATION. SUNDAY LAWS AND THEIR ENFORCEMENT.
16CHAPTER XI. THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.
43CHAPTER XXXV. END OF THE CENTURY. THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. ZIONISM.
17CHAPTER XII. THE PARTICIPATION OF JEWS IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.
44PART VII. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. PRESENT CONDITIONS.
18CHAPTER XIII. THE DECLINE OF NEWPORT; WASHINGTON AND THE JEWS.
45CHAPTER XXXVI. SYNAGOGUES AND INSTITUTIONS. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA. ROUMANIA AND THE ROUMANIAN NOTE.
19CHAPTER XIV. OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE FIRST PERIODS OF INDEPENDENCE.
46CHAPTER XXXVII. HELP FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE RUSSIAN MASSACRES IN 1903 AND 1905. OTHER PROOFS OF SYMPATHY.
20CHAPTER XV. THE QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN VIRGINIA AND IN NORTH CAROLINA.
47CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE AMERICAN-JEWISH COMMITTEE. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND FEDERATIONS.
21CHAPTER XVI. THE WAR OF 1812 AND THE REMOVAL OF JEWISH DISABILITIES IN MARYLAND.
48CHAPTER XXXIX. THE JEWS IN THE DOMINION OF CANADA.
22CHAPTER XVII. MORDECAI MANUEL NOAH AND HIS TERRITORIALIST-ZIONISTIC PLANS.
49CHAPTER XL. JEWS IN SOUTH AMERICA, MEXICO AND CUBA.
23PART IV. THE SECOND OR GERMAN PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION.
50CHAPTER XLI. MEN OF EMINENCE IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES AND THE PROFESSIONS.
24CHAPTER XVIII. THE FIRST COMMUNITIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
51CHAPTER XLII. LITERATURE: HEBREW AND ENGLISH. PERIODICALS.
25CHAPTER XIX. NEW SETTLEMENTS IN THE MIDDLE WEST AND ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
52CHAPTER XLIII. YIDDISH LITERATURE, DRAMA AND THE PRESS.
26CHAPTER XX. THE JEWS IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF TEXAS. THE MEXICAN WAR.
53CHAPTER XLIV. PRESENT CONDITIONS. THE NUMBER AND THE DISPERSION OF JEWS IN AMERICA. CONCLUSION.
27CHAPTER XXI. THE RELIGIOUS REFORM MOVEMENT.
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