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Jews of Florida : Centuries of storiesEntry/Object ID
Library.1539Description
xxii, 412 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
Jews of Florida : Centuries of stories by Marcia Jo Zerivitz.
This first comprehensive history of the Jews of Florida from colonial times to the present is a sweeping tapestry of voices. Despite not being officially allowed to live in Florida until 1763, Jewish immigrants escaping expulsions and exclusions were among the earliest settlers. They have been integral to every facet of Florida's growth, from tilling the land and developing early communities to boosting tourism and ultimately pushing mankind into space. The Sunshine State's Jews, working for the common good, have been Olympians, Nobel Prize winners, computer pioneers, educators, politicians, leaders in business and the arts and more, while maintaining their heritage to help ensure Jewish continuity for future generations. This rich narrative--accompanied by 700 images, most rarely seen--is the result of three-plus decades of grassroots research by author Marcia Jo Zerivitz, giving readers an incomparable look at the long and crucial history of Jews in Florida.
Contents: Look at early Florida Jewish history -- Who are the Florida's Jews? -- Land of opportunity -- Traditional life cycles and Jewish rituals -- Continuity and building community -- Hatred against Jews = antisemitism -- Acculturation -- Identity.
Includes bibliography and index.
Jacksonville info includes: Morris Dzialynski (1841-1907) as Jacksonville's first and only Jewish mayor -- Macy Meisel Slott's son changed name to Goldman and family formed nucleus of Lithuania community -- Reverend Benjamin Safer -- Morris, Sarah and Felix Glickstein family -- Holocaust survivor Francesca Herzfeld -- Ben and Abe Chepenik -- William Schemer as a fish peddler -- Kohn-Furchgott Company -- Jay Stein and Stein Mart -- Proctor Grocery store and Celia Schneider and Jack Proctor -- Louis and Dora Horovitz and Vienna Bakery -- Benjamin Setzer and Setzer Supermarkets -- Ben and David Stein and Burger King owners -- Safer's Delicatessen -- Worman's Bakery and Deli -- Wolfson family -- Violinist George Orner -- E. L Konigsburg -- Architect Roy Benjamin -- Wurn's Peninsular Realty Company -- civil engineer Alexander Brest -- Louis Ossinsky -- Samuel W. Wolfson president of the Jax Suns -- Louis Mendelson and Morris Gherlerter owners of Florida Jewish News -- Dr. Max Moses, rabbi -- Jax Hebrew Cemetery -- Henrietta Szold started chapter of Hadassah -- Louis Moss and William Coleman pose on alligators, separately -- Congregation Ahavath Chesed and Boy Scout Troop -- Wilensky Jewelers and Optician -- US Navy Captain Ellis Mark Zacharias -- Moscovitz brothers -- Tillie Katz and son, Bill.Collection
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Jews -- Florida., Jews -- Florida -- Jacksonville., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Ethnic relations., Jews -- Florida -- Biography.Publication Details
Author
Zerivitz, Marcia JoPublisher
History PressPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Charleston, S.C.Call No.
F 310 .Z4 2020ISBN
9781467142533