The Jews of South-west England
Title | The Jews of South-west England PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Susser |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 392 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The definitive study of the once-important Jewish communities of Devon and Cornwall, providing an in-depth study of the demography and economic activity as well as the political, cultural, religious and social life of South-Western Jewry.
The Rise of Provincial Jewry
Title | The Rise of Provincial Jewry PDF eBook |
Author | Cecil Roth |
Publisher | London : Jewish Monthly |
Total Pages | 148 |
Release | 1950 |
Genre | Antisemitism |
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The Jews of Plymouth
Title | The Jews of Plymouth PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Fry |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 2015-02-16 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780857042538 |
For generations the Jews of Plymouth found a safe haven from the pogroms of Europe, a city where they could settle and prosper without any fear of intolerance or religious persecution. This is the first fully illustrated history of the Jews of Plymouth, a history in which the community has made a ling and distinguished contribution to the city's naval and city life.
Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade
Title | Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade PDF eBook |
Author | Eli Faber |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Total Pages | 377 |
Release | 2000-07-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0814728790 |
Lays to rest the controversial myth of Jewish involvement in the slave trade In the wake of the civil rights movement, a great divide opened up between African American and Jewish communities. What was historically a harmonious and supportive relationship suffered from a powerful and oft-repeated legend, that Jews controlled and masterminded the slave trade and owned slaves on a large scale, well in excess of their own proportion in the population. In this groundbreaking book, likely to stand as the definitive word on the subject, Eli Faber cuts through this cloud of mystification to recapture an important chapter in both Jewish and African diasporic history. Focusing on the British empire, Faber assesses the extent to which Jews participated in the institution of slavery through investment in slave trading companies, ownership of slave ships, commercial activity as merchants who sold slaves upon their arrival from Africa, and direct ownership of slaves. His unprecedented original research utilizes shipping and tax records, stock-transfer ledgers, censuses, slave registers, and synagogue records. These materials reveal, once and for all, the minimal nature of Jews' involvement in the subjugation of Africans in the Americas. A crucial corrective, Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade lays to rest one of the most contested historical controversies of our time.
Anglo-Jewry since 1066
Title | Anglo-Jewry since 1066 PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Kushner |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | 447 |
Release | 2013-07-19 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1847796974 |
Anglo-Jewry since 1066: Place, locality and memory is a study of the history and memory of Anglo-Jewry from medieval times to the present and is the first to explore the construction of identities, both Jewish and non-Jewish, in relation to the concept of place. The introductory chapters provide a theoretical overview focusing on the nature of local studies then moves into a chronological frame, starting with medieval Winchester, moving to early modern Portsmouth and then chapters covering the evolution of Anglo-Jewry from emancipation to the twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on the impact on identities resulting from the complex relationship between migration (including transmigration) and settlement of minority groups. Drawing upon a wide range of approaches, including history, cultural and literary studies, geography, Jewish and ethnic and racial studies, Kushner uses extensive sources including novels, poems, art, travel literature, autobiographical writing, official documentation, newspapers and census data. This book will appeal to scholars interested in Jewish studies and British history
The Jewish Year Book
Title | The Jewish Year Book PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 316 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | Jews |
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Churchill's Promised Land
Title | Churchill's Promised Land PDF eBook |
Author | David Makovsky |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Total Pages | 374 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780300116090 |
A comprehensive examination of Churchill s complex political, diplomatic, and intellectual response to Zionism"