A History of Jewish Connecticut: Mensches, Migrants and Mitzvahs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781596299870)

During the Revolutionary War, Sephardic Jews fled British-occupied New York to become the first Jewish families in Connecticut. This long Jewish history is explored in a collection of essays by historians and community members across the state, from colonial times and the role Jews played in the Civil War to memories of summer nights at Lebanon's Grand Lake Lodge and Danbury's Lake Waubeeka. Join editor Betty N. Hoffman and company as they recount tales of Kid Kaplan, the Meriden Buzz Saw," who became boxing's 1925 Featherweight Champion of the World; the Lender family, who "bagelized America"; and the graceful personal service of Marlow's Department Store in Manchester to reveal a fascinating and intimate portrait of Jewish Connecticut."

Author: Betty N. Hoffman
ISBN-10: 1596299878
ISBN-13: 9781596299870
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 11/24/2010
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d