{"product_id":"a-new-promised-land-hasia-diner-9780195158267","title":"A New Promised Land: A History of Jews in America","description":"\"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.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Chicago Jewish Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn engaging chronicle of Jewish life in the United States, \u003cem\u003eA New Promised Land\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003eHasia 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hasia R. Diner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195158261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195158267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.59w x 0.48d","brand":"Hasia R. Diner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44966511706367,"sku":"9780195158267","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d80dbbf0-f9ee-4a5d-9218-565ed897a659.jpg?v=1711160060","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-new-promised-land-hasia-diner-9780195158267","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}