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L'Chaim! To Jewish Life in America! Celebrating from 1654 until Today
ALAN Review, Winter 2005 by Prescott, Ruth
Jewish History/Immigration L'Chaim! To Jewish Life in America! Celebrating from 1654 until Today by Susan Goldman Rubin Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2004, 173 pp., $24.95 ISBN: 0-8109-5035-9
The first recorded settlement of Jews in the United States was in 1654; they came looking for religious freedom. For 350 years, they have played a role in building America and retained their heritage.
This attractive book features many photographs and images from the The Jewish Museum. Chapters are in chronological order, and topics include Colonial, American Revolution, Immigration, American West, Alaska, World War I and II, and the Great Depression.
So many influential people are included in L'Chaim! This would be an excellent resource for research ideas. Fifth- and sixth-graders may find this book useful for information on immigration.
Ruth Prescott
Manhattan, KS
Copyright Assembly on Literature for Adolescents -- National Council of Teachers of English Winter 2005
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