City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York, 3-volume box set

Volume I Contents

ix Foreword by Deborah Dash Moore, General Editor xi General Editor’s Acknowledgments xxv Author’s Acknowledgments xxvii ■ Introduction 1 1 ■ A Dutch Beginning 5 2 ■ A Merchant Community 25 3 ■ A Synagogue Community 43 4 ■ The Jewish Community and the American Revolution 71 5 ■ The Jewish Community of Republican New York 93 6 ■ A Republican Faith 113 7 ■ New York’s Republican Rabbi and His Congregation 137 8 ■ Beyond the Synagogue in Antebellum New York 151 9 ■ Division, Display, Devotion, and Defense: The Synagogue in Antebellum New York 181 10 ■ The Challenge of Reform 205 11 ■ Politics, Race, and the Civil War 227 ■ Conclusion 255 ■ Visual Essay: An Introduction to the Visual and Material Culture of New York City Jews, 1654–1865 261 Diana L. Linden Notes 299 Select Bibliography 345 Index 351 About the Author 370 C O N T E N T S This page intentionally left blank ...