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Now at a reduced price. A beautifully illustrated guide to Jewish life in the metropolis: Jewish New York celebrates Jewish life in New York City from the seventeenth century to the present through a selection of photographs, memorabilia, souvenirs, manuscripts, postcards, maps, and much more. Each chapter is illustrated with photographs, paintings, quotes, and ephemera that bring to life different aspects of Jewish life in New York, past and present. Beautifully packaged as a gift book, yet handy, practical, and inspiring, Jewish New York is of equal interest to tourists, newcomers, native New Yorkers, or anyone captivated by the history and culture in the "capital" of Jewish life in America. The book takes the reader on a visual journey behind the scenes and covers such topics as: Who Are the New York Jews? Where They Lived; How They Made a Living; a Tradition of Philanthropy; the Joys of New York Jewish Food; Yiddish Theater, Artists, Musicians, and Comedians; and Synagogues and Celebrations.
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| $99.99 | Digital |
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Luanda Reese
reviewed Jewish New York: A Guide to a 350-Year-Old Community on November 17, 2007
Jewish New York
Great book on how the Mason-Dixon line was actually surveyed, which is actually a pretty exciting story. Unfortunately, Danson has to explain the technical details behind the achievement, which many other readers found difficult to follow. (If you're not good at math, especially geometry, I can see that happening. The calculations and explanations aren't particularly daunting within the text because the appendices provide most of the detail, but just hearing about triangulation and taking a tangent is enough to scare off some readers.) So, if you're looking for more of a social history or an adventure, this isn't the book for you. (Frequent mention of the grueling cold nights lying on the ground just to calibrate the astronomical equipment reminds you just how hard the life of a scientist used to be.) But if you're curious about how Mason and Dixon determined the Pennsylvania-Maryland border (the actual nitty-gritty of surveying) and measured 1 degree of latitude with a high confidence interval for their era, than this is the book for you.
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