Since the earliest days of the British fur trade; Jewish pioneers have made Michigan their home. Judith Levin Cantor's Jews in Michigan captures the struggles and triumphs of Michigan's Jews as they worked to establish farms; businesses and synagogues; sparking commercial and residential development throughout the state; and even into the far reaches of the Upper Peninsula. Cantor celebrates both urban and rural immigrants; who supplied essential goods and services to those in lumbering; mining; and automobile manufacturing. She also deals honestly with questions of anti-Semitism and prejudice. Cantor's book shows how; in the quest to build strong communities; Jewish residents also helped create the foundations of the Michigan we know today.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An excellent introduction to a number of great Russian Art Collectors many of whose works are in the Hermitage and Puskin MuseuBy DrThe great strength of this book is that it draws together in one place details on a number of Russian Art Collectors from Imperial Russia. Yes a number do have entries in Jane Turner editor "(Grove ) Dictionary of Art" but one has to search through 37 volumes to find the detailsMy own interest in these men and women was sparked by reading about a number of paintings in the Hermitage in St Petersburg and the Puskin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. A number of the great paintings in these collections had come these great collects-some prior to the 1917 Revolution but many after that event. Some remained in Russia but Stalin sold off a number of objects in the 1930's to raise hard currency and a number are scattered around a number of US museumsThe great collectors like The Stroganovs and the The Yussupovs are presentThere is a 2 page entry on the Sapojnikov and Benois families. They managed to own what few other families ever own -a genuine Leonardo da Vinci paintingThere is good coverage of the Moscow merchant princesThis will appeal most to those with an interest in the history of collectingIt brings to life the families who previously owned the art that you may be looking at in St Petersburg or Moscow or for that matter in the National Gallery of Art in Washington or a number of other collectionsIf you are keen on this subject you would have liked an even larger bookThe book flap says there are 344 illustrations with 257 in colour0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. good bookBy Charles R. Pittsgood book11 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Great Book!By Ma MatusI am surprised that Russian nobility possesses great art collection that worth millions of dollars in today's money. Great works by Picasso; Poussin; Monet; Gainsborough; Renoir; Gaugin and other impressionists took pride in the private galleries of russian noble families.This book will amaze you of the artistic side and wealth of russian nobility.My only concern is that the pictures are mostly of black and white. Too wordy and contains few interesting information about the paintings and artists.Still; I gave 5 stars for the effort of coming up with this extraordinary book.
