Sephardim in Twentieth Century America: In Search of Unity. [INSCRIBED AND SIGNED]
San Jose; Berkeley: Pelé Yoetz Books; Judah L. Magnes Museum, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XVIII, 450pp. Original decorative wrappers over blue cloth, with white lettering on spine. Half-title page inscribed and signed by the author. Scarce and fascinating work on the thousands of Sephardi Jews from various regions of the Ottoman Empire who were admitted to the United States at the onset of the 20th century. This book begins with the initial adjustment of the new arrivals and then unrolls before us the subsequent economic, cultural and religious history of the immigrants and their descendants, focusing on their communal needs and their struggle to meet them. This study is profusely illustrated with numerous b/w photographic reproductions of portraits, views and documents. Very minor rubbing on wrappers. Wrappers in overall very good, binding and interior in near fine condition. vg. Item #25250
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