{"product_id":"american-jewish-womens-history-a-reader-9780814758083","title":"American Jewish Women's History: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt gives me a secret pleasure to observe the fair character our family has in the place by Jews \u0026amp; Christians Abigail Levy Franks wrote to her son from New York City in 1733. Abigail was part of a tiny community of Jews living in the new world. In the centuries that followed  as that community swelled to several millions  women came to occupy diverse and changing roles. American Jewish Womens History  an anthology covering colonial times to the present  illuminates that historical diversity. It shows women shaping Judaism and their American Jewish communities as they engaged in volunteer activities and political crusades  battled stereotypes  and constructed relationships with their Christian neighbors. It ranges from Rebecca Gratzs development of the Jewish Sunday School in Philadelphia in 1838 to protest the rising prices of kosher meat at the turn of the century  to the shaping of southern Jewish womens cultural identity through food. There is currently no other reader conveying the breadth of the historical experiences of American Jewish women available. The reader is divided into four sections complete with detailed introductions. The contributors include: Joyce Antler  Joan Jacobs Brumberg  Alice Kessler-Harris  Paula E. Hyman  Riv-Ellen Prell  and Jonathan D. Sarna.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647970861109,"sku":"ByrdShop_0814758088","price":33.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780814758083.jpg?v=1781700068","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/american-jewish-womens-history-a-reader-9780814758083","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}