The Jews of Boston (1895-1995 Of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston)

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Published on the 350th anniversary of the first Jews to arrive in America this comprehensive history of the Jews of Boston is now available in a revised and updated paperback edition. The stunning work combines illuminating essays by distinguished Jewish historians with 110 rare photographs to trace the community from its tentative beginnings in colonial Boston through its emergence in the twentieth century as one of the most influential and successful Jewish communities in America. The volume also presents fascinating information about Bostons synagogues and Jewish neighborhoods as well as the evolution of Jewish culture in Boston and the United States.