Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

People of Faith. Land of Promise. 350 Years of Jewish Life in America
(130 words)

Author

Ari G.M. Kinsberg.

Editor & Curator

Sharon Liberman Mintz.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 2004. 120 pp., illustrations: 117 col., 26.5 × 21 cm. English.

ISBN

0873340930

Location

Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (5 May–7 September 2004)

Description

The development of Jewish cultural and religious life in America, 17th–20th C, illustrated by a wide variety of material from the Library’s holdings. Introduction by Ari G.M. Kinsberg. Material presented in 9 sections, each with introductory text and detailed descriptive entries: Beginnings, A Century of Immigration: 1820’s–1924, Daily and Communal Life, Judaism in America, Education, Yiddish Culture, The Jews and America, American Jews, and Conclusion. 103 items.

main keywords

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
PORTRAITS
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS
UNITED STATES

minor keywords

Boxers, professional
Caribbean
Ketubbot
Medals
New York City
Portraits, rabbis
Postcards
Prayerbooks/Mahzors
Prints, synagogues
World War I
Yiddish theater

Cite this page
“People of Faith. Land of Promise. 350 Years of Jewish Life in America”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 27 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1792>
First published online: 2019



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