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Anti-Degamation League of B'nai B'rith Page 24
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[photo caption] UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGATIONS Jews and Judaism "It is no accident that about 5,250,000 Jews, nearly half the world's Jewish population, are Americans. Jews have had more real freedom in the United States than they have ever had in any other country where they have lived as a minority....The United States, in turn, has benefited perhaps more from the productivity of its Jewish citizens than has any other nation....Jews in the United States have been through too much, have given and received too much, to be anything but Americans." From "The Jews," by Hartzell Spence R 62--THE JEWS. Hartzell Spence. (From LOOK.) 10c. An informative survey of Jewish life in America from the early pioneer days to the present. JF 102--AMERICAN JEWS: THEIR STORY. Oscar Handlin. 48 pp. 35c. A brief illustrated history of Jewish life in America from 1654 to the present. This study covers such topics as: Who Are The Jews?; Their European Background; An Ancient Faith in a New World; The Present and the Future; and, The Contributions of Jews to American Life. Illustrated with historical documents, photographs, engravings and a picture gallery of famous American Jews. Oscar Handlin is a Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize winner. One Nation Library. Teacher guide. G 306--THE JEWS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Jacob I. Hartstein, editor. 100 pp. $1.50. The role of Jews in America's past, covering a variety of topics from colonial settlements to Jewish culture. Intended as a resource book for teachers, it includes plans for classroom use and detailed list of resource materials. Jacob I Hartstein is dean of the Graduate School of Long Island University. 24
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[photo caption] UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGATIONS Jews and Judaism "It is no accident that about 5,250,000 Jews, nearly half the world's Jewish population, are Americans. Jews have had more real freedom in the United States than they have ever had in any other country where they have lived as a minority....The United States, in turn, has benefited perhaps more from the productivity of its Jewish citizens than has any other nation....Jews in the United States have been through too much, have given and received too much, to be anything but Americans." From "The Jews," by Hartzell Spence R 62--THE JEWS. Hartzell Spence. (From LOOK.) 10c. An informative survey of Jewish life in America from the early pioneer days to the present. JF 102--AMERICAN JEWS: THEIR STORY. Oscar Handlin. 48 pp. 35c. A brief illustrated history of Jewish life in America from 1654 to the present. This study covers such topics as: Who Are The Jews?; Their European Background; An Ancient Faith in a New World; The Present and the Future; and, The Contributions of Jews to American Life. Illustrated with historical documents, photographs, engravings and a picture gallery of famous American Jews. Oscar Handlin is a Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize winner. One Nation Library. Teacher guide. G 306--THE JEWS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Jacob I. Hartstein, editor. 100 pp. $1.50. The role of Jews in America's past, covering a variety of topics from colonial settlements to Jewish culture. Intended as a resource book for teachers, it includes plans for classroom use and detailed list of resource materials. Jacob I Hartstein is dean of the Graduate School of Long Island University. 24
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