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"""Adrianna Brodsky and Laura Leibman have assembled a valuable anthology of diverse sources that will surprise and reward all who are interested in the history of Jews in the Americas. The introductions contextualizing each original document are wonderful gems, mini history lessons of the era and specific situation coupled with thematic discussions of race, gender, sexuality, and Jewishness. Designed as a supplement to typical courses on American Jewish history, Jews Across the Americas provides a rich resource for scholars and students alike. "" -- Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan ""Rich with visual materials, Jews Across the Americas contains primary sources from South America, North America, and the Caribbean. Collectively, they widen our vision of the diversity of Jewish life on this side of the Atlantic. With excellent introductions to each source and questions to spark discussion, this is a stellar contribution to the teaching of modern Jewish history. "" -- Pamela S. Nadell, author of America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today"

Adrianna Brodsky and Laura Leibman have assembled a valuable anthology of diverse sources that will surprise and reward all who are interested in the history of Jews in the Americas. The introductions contextualizing each original document are wonderful gems, mini history lessons of the era and specific situation coupled with thematic discussions of race, gender, sexuality, and Jewishness. Designed as a supplement to typical courses on American Jewish history, Jews Across the Americas provides a rich resource for scholars and students alike. -- Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan Rich with visual materials, Jews Across the Americas contains primary sources from South America, North America, and the Caribbean. Collectively, they widen our vision of the diversity of Jewish life on this side of the Atlantic. With excellent introductions to each source and questions to spark discussion, this is a stellar contribution to the teaching of modern Jewish history. -- Pamela S. Nadell, author of America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today

""Adrianna Brodsky and Laura Leibman have assembled a valuable anthology of diverse sources that will surprise and reward all who are interested in the history of Jews in the Americas. The introductions contextualizing each original document are wonderful gems, mini history lessons of the era and specific situation coupled with thematic discussions of race, gender, sexuality, and Jewishness. Designed as a supplement to typical courses on American Jewish history, Jews Across the Americas provides a rich resource for scholars and students alike. "" -- Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan ""Rich with visual materials, Jews Across the Americas contains primary sources from South America, North America, and the Caribbean. Collectively, they widen our vision of the diversity of Jewish life on this side of the Atlantic. With excellent introductions to each source and questions to spark discussion, this is a stellar contribution to the teaching of modern Jewish history. "" -- Pamela S. Nadell, author of America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today ""Jews Across the Americas is a groundbreaking sourcebook capturing the historical diversity and cultural breadth of American Jews across Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States."" * Jewish Book Council *

""Jews Across the Amer-i-c-as is a ground-break-ing source-book cap-tur-ing the his-tor-i-cal diver-si-ty and cul-tur-al breadth of Amer-i-can Jews across Latin Amer-i-ca, the Caribbean, Cana-da, and the Unit-ed States.""-- ""Jewish Book Council"" ""Adrianna Brodsky and Laura Leibman have assembled a valuable anthology of diverse sources that will surprise and reward all who are interested in the history of Jews in the Americas. The introductions contextualizing each original document are wonderful gems, mini history lessons of the era and specific situation coupled with thematic discussions of race, gender, sexuality, and Jewishness. Designed as a supplement to typical courses on American Jewish history, Jews Across the Americas provides a rich resource for scholars and students alike. ""--Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan ""Rich with visual materials, Jews Across the Americas contains primary sources from South America, North America, and the Caribbean. Collectively, they widen our vision of the diversity of Jewish life on this side of the Atlantic. With excellent introductions to each source and questions to spark discussion, this is a stellar contribution to the teaching of modern Jewish history. ""--Pamela S. Nadell, author of America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today

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Adriana M. Brodsky (Editor) Adriana M. Brodsky is Professor of Latin American and Jewish History at St. Mary's College of Maryland. She is the author of Sephardi, Jewish, Argentine, and co-editor of The New Jewish Argentina. She is currently the co-President of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association. Laura Arnold Leibman (Editor) Laura Arnold Leibman is Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College. Her numerous books have won four National Jewish Book Awards and a Jordan Schnitzer Book Award. She is the academic director of the multimedia television series American Passages, which won a Hugo Award.

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