American Jewry: Documents, Eighteenth Century, edited by Jacob Rader Marcus by Charles Reznikoff MOST of the Jews of the 18th century in North America were engaged in trade, but their business letters to…
From the American Scene: The Jewish Past in America by Charles Reznikoff Charles Reznikoff surveys "Memoirs of American Jews: 1775–1865," devoting particular attention to the material on Jewish life in this country…
The Fifth Book of the Maccabees by Charles Reznikoff Gaza of the Philistines was still a great city: the Arabs of the wilderness traded there for pottery and knives;…
A Gallery of Jewish Colonial WorthiesSome Loyalists, Some Patriots: II by Charles Reznikoff A traveler attended divine service at New York's Shearith Israel in September, 1744, and described his visit as follows: “I…
A Gallery of Jewish Colonial Worthies:Some Loyalists, Some Patriots by Charles Reznikoff There is no doubt that throughout Western Europe—by the middle of the 17th century—men were tired of the slaughter and…
From the American Scene: Boston’s Jewish Community: Earlier Days by Charles Reznikoff VISITORS did not think well of the early Bostonians. One of them in 1699 described the place as follows: "The…
