Waltham, Mass.: American Jewish Historical Society, 1969 First edition. Presentation inscription, signed by the author. Octavo. Pp. xxi, [3], 322. Illustrated with 36 photographic portraits, views, facsimiles and reproductions. Chronology, sources, notes and index. Dark blue cloth, gilt. A very fine copy with printed dust jacket (slight chipping to bottom edge). The author is considered the outstanding historian of ante-bellum Jewish life in America, and spent many years of research for this book. This detailed work covers Jewish settlement in New Orleans under French, Spanish and American rule from 1757 to 1850 with detailed attention to the establishment of the first synagogue in the Gulf coast area, the lives of every Jew who came to New Orleans before 1815, Judah Touro's life, work and philanthropies (the first Jew to arrive in New Orleans), Benjamin Levy's print works, the rise of Judah P. Benjamin, the rapid assimilation of Jews into the Catholic creole community, the high incidence of inter-marriage, the absence of intolerance, the mood of luxury and easy living in the city and other aspects of Jewish community involvement..

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Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8350
Title: The Early Jews of New Orleans
Author: Korn, Bertram Wallace
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: American Jewish Historical Society
Place of Publication: Waltham, Mass.
Date Published: 1969
Keywords: Jews, Jewish, Judism, New Orleans, Antebellum, Gulf Coast, Louisinana, Synagogue, Judah Touro, History, Religion

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