Tag search:United States - history

American heritage haggadah : the Passover experience

by David Geffen
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
Passover, Seder, Haggadah, United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4871
Status
Available
Call number
H PS 296.437 GEF

Chanukah on the Prairie

by Burt E. Schuman
Paper Book, 2003
Tags
Hanukkah, Sydney Taylor Award, community - kehillah, immigration and emigration, United States - Midwest, United States - history
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1184
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E SCH

"Send for Haym Salomon!"

by Vick Knight, Jr.
Paperback, 1976
Tags
United States - history, biography, Haym Salomon, teen - young adult, ages 9-12
Collections
Teen Biography (grades 6-12), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6450
Status
Available
Call number
T B SAL

Eminent American Jews : 1776 to the present

by Charles Allan. Madison
Hardcover, 1971
Tags
United States - history, biography
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2920
Status
Available
Call number
920.073 MAD

Memoirs of American Jews, 1775-1865: Volume One

by Jacob Rader Marcus
Hardcover, 1974
Tags
United States - history, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2921
Status
Available
Call number
920.073 MAR

Memoirs of American Jews, 1775-1865: Volume Two

by Jacob Rader Marcus
Hardcover, 1974
Tags
United States - history, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2922
Status
Available
Call number
920.073 MAR

Memoirs of American Jews, 1775-1865: Volume Three

by Jacob Rader Marcus
Hardcover, 1974
Tags
United States - history, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2923
Status
Available
Call number
920.073 MAR

Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North

by Thomas J. Sugrue
Paperback, 2008
Tags
civil rights, United States - history, African-Americans, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2542
Status
Available
Call number
323.1196 SUG

The Jewish Woman in America

by Charlotte Baum
Hardcover, 1976
Tags
women, United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2603
Status
Available
Call number
301.41 BAU

The Jews of New Amsterdam

by Eva Deutsch Costabel
Paper Book, 1988
Tags
New York, United States - history
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
85
Status
Available
Call number
J 974.7 COS

The Jews of New Amsterdam

by Eva Deutsch Costabel
Paper Book, 1988
Tags
New York, United States - history
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
683
Status
Available
Call number
J 974.7 COS

Remember the Days: A Short History of the Jewish American

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1974
Tags
community - kehillah, United States - history, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Zenith Books
Barcode
795
Status
Available
Call number
T 917.3 MEL

The Jewish Americans : A History in their Own Words, 1650-1950

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1982
Tags
Jefferson Cup Award, United States - history
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1029
Status
Available
Call number
T 973.049 MEL

Haym Salomon, Liberty's Son

by Shirley Gorson Milgrim
Paper Book, 1975
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, biography, Revolutionary War, United States - history, Haym Salomon
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1135
Status
Available
Call number
J B SAL

Haym Salomon, Son of Liberty

by Howard Fast
Paper Book, 1941
Tags
Revolutionary War, United States - history, Haym Salomon
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1149
Status
Available
Call number
J B SAL

Out of Many Waters

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, community - kehillah, Inquisition, United States - history, AR book - MG, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Spain, sisters
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Ben Lazar Sisters (book 1)
Barcode
1793
Status
Available
Call number
T F GRE

The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2002
Tags
ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, United States - Civil War, prejudice, Jews, United States, United States - history, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim — 7 more, anti-Semitism, family, historical fiction, interfaith relations, United States - South, sisters, slavery
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6334
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2002
Tags
ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, United States - Civil War, prejudice, Jews, United States, United States - history, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim — 7 more, anti-Semitism, family, historical fiction, interfaith relations, United States - South, sisters, slavery
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1864
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

Frontier Merchants: Lionel & Barron Jacobs and the Jewish Pioneers Who Settled the West

by Jerry Stanley
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Lionel Jacobs, Barron Jacobs, Arizona, Tucson, frontier and pioneer life, merchants, Jews, United States - history — 9 more, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, biography, brothers, family, United States - West, occupations, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1869
Status
Available
Call number
J B JAC

The Blood Lie: A Novel

by Shirley Reva Vernick
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Nili's list, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, prejudice, United States - history, AR book - MG+, choosing between right and wrong, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, interfaith relations, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1558
Status
Available
Call number
T F VER

To Bigotry No Sanction

by Leonard Everett Fisher
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
community - kehillah, United States - history, Touro Synagogue, Jews, Rhode Island, Sephardim, United States, respecting differences, tolerance, architecture, United States - East — 1 more, synagogues
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1835
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.097 FIS

L'Chaim!: To Jewish Life in America: Celebrating from 1654 Until Today

by Susan Goldman Rubin
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, Jews, United States - history, social activism, United States, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1830
Status
Available
Call number
J 973.04 RUB

Heeding the Call: Jewish Voices in America's Civil Rights Struggle

by Norman H. Finkelstein
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 6, tikkun olam - repairing the world, social activism, loving one's neighbor, seeking justice, African American - Jewish relations, civil rights, United States - history, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 2 more, diversity and inclusion, achrayut - responsibility
Barcode
1798
Status
Available
Call number
T 323.173 FIN

Heeding the Call: Jewish Voices in America's Civil Rights Struggle

by Norman H. Finkelstein
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 6, tikkun olam - repairing the world, social activism, loving one's neighbor, seeking justice, African American - Jewish relations, civil rights, United States - history, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 2 more, diversity and inclusion, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2540
Status
Available
Call number
323.173 FIN

Hot pursuit : Murder in Mississippi

by Stacia Deutsch
Paper Book, 2010
Tags
tikkun olam - repairing the world, AR book - MG, social activism, seeking justice, civil rights, African-Americans, African American - Jewish relations, United States - history, race relations, Mississippi, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 2 more, diversity and inclusion, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
659
Status
Available
Call number
J 323.092 DEU

Coming to Terms with America: Essays on Jewish History, Religion, and Culture (A JPS Scholar of Distinction Book)

by Jonathan D. Sarna
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
Judaism, United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
6847
Status
Available
Call number
973.04924 SAR

Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty

by Linda Glaser
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, tikkun olam - repairing the world, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Emma Lazarus, AR book - LG, generosity, immigration and emigration, achrayut - responsibility, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, social activism — 7 more, biography, poetry, United States - history, women, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, rachamim - compassion and mercy, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
3460
Status
Available
Call number
E B LAZ

Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty

by Linda Glaser
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, tikkun olam - repairing the world, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Emma Lazarus, AR book - LG, generosity, immigration and emigration, achrayut - responsibility, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, social activism — 7 more, biography, poetry, United States - history, women, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, rachamim - compassion and mercy, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
1811
Status
Available
Call number
E B LAZ

Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty

by Linda Glaser
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, tikkun olam - repairing the world, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Emma Lazarus, AR book - LG, generosity, immigration and emigration, achrayut - responsibility, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, social activism — 7 more, biography, poetry, United States - history, women, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, rachamim - compassion and mercy, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
6363
Status
Available
Call number
E B LAZ

Zayda Was a Cowboy

by June Levitt Nislick
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, United States - history, Russia, tikkun olam - repairing the world, immigration and emigration, Texas, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1421
Status
Available
Call number
J F NIS

The Diary of Asser Levy: First Jewish Citizen of New York

by Daniela Weil
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
ages 6-8, ages 9-12, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, United States - history
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6403
Status
Available
Call number
J F WEI

Strangers & Natives: A Newspaper Narrative of Early Jewish America 1734 -1869

by Ron Rubin
Paperback, 2019
Tags
newspapers and media, United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
6353
Status
Available
Call number
973.04924 RUB

Confronting the Holocaust: American Responses: Planning Guide and Resources for Annual Holocaust Commemorations

by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
DVD, 2014
Tags
Holocaust, United States - history
Collections
DVDs, Federation Collection
Barcode
4905
Status
Available
Call number
DVD 940.53 USHMM

American Reform Judaism: An Introduction

by Dana Evan Kaplan
Paperback, 2003
Tags
URJ Significant Jewish Books, Reform Judaism, United States - history, Jews - identity
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4330
Status
Available
Call number
296.8341 KAP

Abandonment Of The Jews

by David S. Wyman
Paperback, 1985
Tags
Holocaust, immigration and emigration, Holocaust - refugees, United States - history, World War II - United States
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Series
America and the Holocaust
Barcode
4912
Status
Available
Call number
940.5315 WYM

America: The Jewish Experience

by Sondra Leiman
Paperback, 1994
Tags
United States - history, immigration and emigration
Collections
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12), Federation Collection
Barcode
4974
Status
Available
Call number
T 973.04924 LEI

American Jewish Desk Reference: The Ultimate One-Volume Reference to the Jewish Experience in America

by Maryanne Wagner Editor
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
United States - history, encyclopedia
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
4986
Status
Available
Call number
973.04924 WAG

A History of the Jews in America

by Howard M. Sachar
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
5009
Status
Available
Call number
973.04924 SAC

A Scapegoat in the New Wilderness: The Origins and Rise of Anti-Semitism in America

by Frederic Jaher
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
anti-Semitism, United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
5091
Status
Available
Call number
305.892 JAH

The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America

by Joyce Antler
Paperback, 1998
Tags
women, United States - history, biography
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
5334
Status
Available
Call number
920.72 ANT

The Jewish Americans

by David Grubin
DVD, 2009
Tags
United States - history, Reform Judaism, New York, Yiddish theater
Collection
DVDs
Barcode
5394
Status
Available
Call number
DVD 973.04924 GRU

This Is Just a Test

by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AR book - MG, Jews - identity, teens - teenagers, United States - history, teen - young adult, ages 9-12, Bar Mitzvah, humor, Sydney Taylor Honor Book
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5398
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHA

The Chosen Wars: How Judaism Became an American Religion

by Steven R. Weisman
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
5672
Status
Available
Call number
296.0973 WEI

Early American Jewry, Vol. 2: The Jews of Pennsylvania and the South, 1655-1790

by Jacob Rader Marcus
Hardcover, 1953
Tags
United States - history, United States - South, Pennsylvania
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3102
Status
Available
Call number
929.102 MAR

The Presidents of the United States & the Jews

by David G. Dalin
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3131
Status
Available
Call number
973.0492 DAL

Heroes of American Jewish History

by Deborah Karp
Hardcover, 1972
Tags
United States - history
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3181
Status
Available
Call number
J 973.04 KAR

The Dynamics of American Jewish History: Jacob Rader Marcus's Essays on American Jewry (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life)

by Gary Phillip Zola
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
history, United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life (2003)
Barcode
3374
Status
Available
Call number
973.0492 ZOL

American Judaism: A History

by Jonathan D. Sarna
Paperback, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Significant Jewish Books, Betty's 100 Books, United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4466
Status
Available
Call number
296.0973 SAR

The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust

by Rafael Medoff
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
United States - history, Holocaust, World War II - United States
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
6277
Status
Available
Call number
940.5318 MED

Tucson Jo

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2014
Tags
National Jewish Book Award finalist, United States - history, Arizona, United States - West, Tucson
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3858
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT
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