History of the Jews in America


Peter Wiernik was an influential Yiddish journalist in Chicago after immigrating from Vilna when he was twenty. He also wrote in Hebrew and English. In this great work he traces the history of the Jewish people in the Americas from the earliest days of exploration to the beginning of the twentieth century. This book is divided into seven parts: I. The Spanish and Portuguese Period, II. The Dutch and English Colonial Period, III. The Revolution and the Period of Expansion, IV. The Second or German Period of Immigration, V. The Civil War and the Formative Period, VI. The Third or Russian Period of Immigration, VII. The Twentieth Century - Present Conditions. - Summary by Larry Wilson (14 hr 36 min)

Chapters

Preface and Introduction 23:46
The Participation of Jews in the Discovery of the New World 17:50
Early Jewish Martyrs under Spanish Rule in the New World. 11:06
Victims of the Inquisition in Mexico and in Peru 10:28
Marranos in the Portuguese Colonies 6:17
The Short-Lived Dominion of the Dutch over Brazil 8:33
Recife: the First Jewish Community in the New World 8:08
The Jews in Surinam or Dutch Guiana 22:32
The Dutch and English West Indies 26:08
New Amsterdam and New York 22:08
New England and the Other English Colonies 23:48
The Religious Aspect of the War of Independence 14:46
The Participation of Jews in the War of the Revolution 21:02
The Decline of Newport; Washington and the Jews 15:48
Other Communities in the First Periods of Independence 19:39
The Question of Religious Liberty in Virginia and in North Carolina 23:51
The War of 1812 and the Removal of Jewish Disabilities in Maryland 13:54
Mordecai Manuel Noah and His Territorialist-Zionistic Plans 16:07
The First Communities in the Mississippi Valley 30:37
New Settlements in the Middle West and on the Pacific Coast 18:29
The Jews in the Early History of Texas. The Mexican War 14:19
The Religious Reform Movement 31:46
Conservative Judaism and Its Stand against Reform 20:45
Intervention in Damascus. The Struggle against Swiss Discrimination 29:34
The Discussion about Slavery. Lincoln and the Jews 16:05
Participation of Jews in the Civil War. Judah P. Benjamin 17:19
Distinguished Services of Jews on Both Sides of the Struggle 20:23
The Formative Period after the Civil War 16:09
New Synagogues and Temples. Immigration from Russia Prior to 1880 16:26
The Influx after the Anti-Jewish Riots in Russia in 1881 25:43
Communal and Religious Activities among the New Comers 24:47
New Communal and Intellectual Activities 20:24
The Labor Movement and New Literary Activities 19:15
Relations with Russia. The Passport Question 27:40
Legislation about Immigration. Sunday Laws and their Enforcement 23:56
End of the Century. The Spanish-American War. The Dreyfus Affair. Zionism 13:32
Synagogues and Institutions. The Encyclopedia. Roumania and the Roumanian Note 28:33
Help for the Victims of the Russian Massacres in 1903 and 1905. Other Proofs of… 19:15
The American-Jewish Committee. Educational Institutions and Federations 23:07
The Jews in the Dominion of Canada 16:16
Jews in South America, Mexico and Cuba 15:22
Men of Eminence in the Arts, Sciences and the Professions 26:11
Literature: Hebrew and English. Periodicals 25:22
Yiddish Literature, Drama and the Press 16:44
Present Conditions. The Number and the Dispersion of Jews in America. Conclusion 12:17