An excellent Afikoman gift for the teen or young adult at the seder... Diner...writes in a clear style that pulls together that diverse entity known as the American Jewish community.--The Chicago Jewish StarAn engaging chronicle of Jewish life in the United States; A New Promised Land reconstructs the multifaceted background and very American adaptations of this religious group; from the arrival of twenty-three Jews in the New World in 1654; through the development of the Orthodox; conservative; and Reform movements; to the ordination of Sally Priesand as the first woman rabbi in the United States. Hasia Diner supplies fascinating details about Jewish religious traditions; holidays; and sacred texts. In addition; she relates the history of the Jewish religious; political; and intellectual institutions in the United States; and addresses some of the biggest issues facing Jewish Americans today; including their increasingly complex relationship with Israel.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. At lest one important error.By J. AronsonThis is an excellent example in the new Atlantic style of history that attempts to link early American history with English or European history.As it is likely that this book will become a standard; Bremer appears to have made at lest one important mistake of fact worth noting. Bremer describes John Winthrop's fourth and last wife as "Martha Nowell Coytmore."I think this is incorrect. Every other source in the UK and US says Winthrop's last wife was "Martha Rainborowe Coytmore" the sister of Thomas and William Rainborowe and the sister of Judith Rainborowe Winthrop; who was married to Winthrop's son; Stephen Winthrop.Bremer appears to have relied upon a pre-nuptual agreement in the form of an indenture dated October 20; 1647; at "Records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay;" vol. II (pp. 232-33) in which Martha Rainborowe Coytmore describes Increase Nowell; who was her agent; as "my brother." Nowell was frequently elected an assistant in the Bay Colony. The early records show he function as the secretary of the General Court and was a founding elder of Martha's church in Charlestown. But he is not known to have had a sister Martha. One must always be careful about evaluating the terms "brother" and "sister" in puritan writing. They very often used the words brother and sister to express the idea "brother (or sister) in Christ" (Mark 3:35).Col. Thomas Rainborowe and Maj. William Rainborowe are quite well known figures. At the time; they were former residents of the Bay Colony who were on the cutting edge of the Leveller faction in the New Model Army. Both lived in the Bay between 1638-42; both spoke at the Putney Debates in 1647 and Col. Rainborowe's exchange with Gen. Henry Ireton is very famous. In 1648; Col. Rainborowe was killed; possibly assassinated by either Charles I or Cromwell. Maj. William Rainborowe survived the war and is said to have been a ranter. He is though to have died in Charlestown after 1670.It would have been nice if Bremer had been able to explore this very interesting connection.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Exhaustive research; a bit hard to read. Does ...By CustomerExhaustive research; a bit hard to read. Does create a sense of living the lives and times in several successive generations in the Old and New Worlds.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I like the author's excellent researched presentationBy Luann D. SterlingI wanted the book to keep. It was a clean copy but did have a broken spine at the very front and very back. I mended the two areas; it is a satisfactory inexpensive copy for my purposes.I like the author's excellent researched presentation.
