History of the Jews in America is a thorough historical account of Jewish communities in both South and North America starting from the earliest days of Spanish colonization all the way to the beginni
History of the Jews in America is a thorough historical account of Jewish communities in both South and North America starting from the earliest days of Spanish colonization all the way to the beginning of the 20th century.ContentsThe Participation of Jews in the Discovery of the New WorldEarly Jewish Martyrs Under Spanish Rule in the New WorldVictims of the Inquisition in Mexico and in PeruMarranos in the Portuguese ColoniesThe Short-lived Dominion of the Dutch Over BrazilRecife: The First Jewish Community in the New WorldThe Jews in Surinam or Dutch GuianaThe Dutch and English West IndiesNew Amsterdam and New YorkNew England and the Other English ColoniesThe Religious Aspect of the War of IndependenceThe Participation of Jews in the War of the RevolutionThe Decline of Newport; Washington and the JewsOther Communities in the First Periods of IndependenceThe Question of Religious Liberty in Virginia and in North CarolinaThe War of 1812 and the Removal of Jewish Disabilities in MarylandMordecai Manuel Noah and His Territorialist-Zionistic PlansThe First Communities in the Mississippi ValleyNew Settlements in the Middle West and on the Pacific CoastThe Jews in the Early History of TexasConservative Judaism and Its Stand Against ReformThe Discussion About SlaveryLincoln and the JewsParticipation of Jews in the Civil WarImmigration From Russia Prior to 1880Relations With RussiaThe Passport QuestionThe American-Jewish CommitteeThe Jews in the Dominion of CanadaJews in South America, Mexico and Cuba
