Encyclopedia of American Jewish History

Even the non‐specialist – and people are usually more informed than we believe – knows that American culture has been deeply shaped by Jewish immigrants and their descendants. This encyclopedia looks at what it calls “three and a half centuries of immigration, assimilation, and achievement”, telling the story of the Jewish experience in the USA, and of Jewish contributions to politics, popular culture, and professional life. It is another distinctive reference work from publishers ABC‐Clio who have a gift, I believe, of identifying gaps in reference works and of producing cross‐over works to fill such gaps. This is an impressive...