{"product_id":"the-jews-of-new-orleans-emily-ford-9781609496814","title":"The Jews of New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta: A History of Life and Community Along the Bayou","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthors Emily Ford and Barry Stiefel delve into the Jewish communities settled in New Orleans and along the Mississippi Delta.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe early days of Louisiana settlement brought with them a clandestine group of Jewish pioneers. Isaac Monsanto and other traders spited the rarely enforced Code Noir banning their occupancy, but it wasn't until the Louisiana Purchase that larger numbers colonized the area. Immigrants like the Sartorius brothers and Samuel Zemurray made their way from Central and Eastern Europe to settle the bayou country along the Mississippi. They made their homes in and around New Orleans and the Mississippi River delta, establishing congregations like that of Tememe Derech and B'Nai Israel, with the mighty river serving as a mode of transportation and communication, connecting the communities on both sides of the riverbank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Ford, Barry Stiefel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609496817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609496814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Emily Ford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984588374271,"sku":"9781609496814","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07626a61-ea44-4eb0-baac-e01f2121d751.jpg?v=1683273122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-jews-of-new-orleans-emily-ford-9781609496814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}