| A History of Jewish Connecticut: Mensches, Migrants and Mitzvahs Contributor(s): Hoffman, Betty N. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1540229548 ISBN-13: 9781540229540 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Religion | Judaism - History - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 974.600 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the Revolutionary War, Sephardic Jews fled British-occupied New York to become the first Jewish families in Connecticut. This long Jewish history is explored in a collection of essays by historians and community members across the state, from colonial times and the role Jews played in the Civil War to memories of summer nights at Lebanon's Grand Lake Lodge and Danbury's Lake Waubeeka. Join editor Betty N. Hoffman and company as they recount tales of Kid Kaplan, the Meriden Buzz Saw," who became boxing's 1925 Featherweight Champion of the World; the Lender family, who "bagelized America"; and the graceful personal service of Marlow's Department Store in Manchester to reveal a fascinating and intimate portrait of Jewish Connecticut." |