Background
Raised in a Jewish family in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Dimont came to the United States in August 1929 with his mother and his siblings.
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1962-no other printing listed Published by Signet.June 1966-Third printing; Signet Paperback- some light wear about the edges, pages tanned, binding tight as if never opened, overall nice copy!
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Join renowned historian, Max I. Dimont in his exploration of the history and roots of Judaism in THE JEWS IN AMERICA. He investigates many provocative subjects such as: -The Transformation of the British Anglicans into Hebraic Puritan -The Rise and Fall of German Scientific Judaism -The Tidal Waves of Russian Immigration (1880-1940) -The Romantic Revolution -The Great Awakening -The Shaping of Modern Judaism -Jews, God, and Destiny
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(From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to Americ...)
From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nation on earth.
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From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nation on earth.
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Raised in a Jewish family in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Dimont came to the United States in August 1929 with his mother and his siblings.
On the steerage passenger list of their ship, Steamship Berengaria his place of birth is listed as Kovno, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. On arrival, he was sent to the Ellis Island hospital after being certified as suffering from "simple goiter." He was discharged on August 10 and the family set out for Cleveland, Ohio. He taught himself the English language by reading Shakespeare, the King James version of the Bible, and American plays.
After serving with United States. Army intelligence in World World War II, Dimont worked in public relations and human resources for Edison Brothers Stores in Saint Louis, Missouri.
In 1962, he published, which received critical acclaim and has sold over 1.5 million copies. The Los Angeles Times has praised the book as "unquestionably the best popular history of the Jews written in the English language." After its publication, he traveled and lectured extensively on Jewish history throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, and Finland.
Other works include The Indestructible Jews, The Jews in America, and Appointment in Jerusalem. Dimont died in 1992 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
He had been at work on a second edition of which was not yet finished.
(From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to Americ...)
(From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to Americ...)
(Presents a history of the Jewish people throughout the ages.)
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