A New Promised Land

An excellent Afikoman gift for the teen or young adult at the seder... Diner...writes in a clear style that pulls together that diverse entity known as the American Jewish community.--The Chicago Jewish StarAn engaging chronicle of Jewish life in the United States A New Promised Land reconstructs the multifaceted background and very American adaptations of this religious group from the arrival of twenty-three Jews in the New World in 1654 through the development of the Orthodox conservative and Reform movements to the ordination of Sally Priesand as the first woman rabbi in the United States. Hasia Diner supplies fascinating details about Jewish religious traditions holidays and sacred texts. In addition she relates the history of the Jewish religious political and intellectual institutions in the United States and addresses some of the biggest issues facing Jewish Americans today including their increasingly complex relationship with Israel.