The Jewish Metropolis: New York City from the 17thto the 21st Century covers the entire sweep of the history ofthe largest Jewish community of all time. It provides an introduction to manyfacets of that history, including the ways in which waves of immigration shapedNew York’s Jewish community; Jewish cultural production in English, Yiddish,Ladino, and German; New York’s contribution to the development of AmericanJudaism; Jewish interaction with other ethnic and religious groups; and Jewishparticipation in the politics and culture of the city as a whole. Each chapteris written by an expert in the field, and includes a bibliography for furtherreading. The Jewish Metropolis captures the diversity of the Jewishexperience in New York.
