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The Grandees: America’s Sephardic Elite

By Stephen Birmingham

Book information

Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Year
1997
ISBN
0815604599, 9780815604594
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2093750 bytes)
Series
Modern Jewish History
Pages
368\0
Time added
2019-04-25 11:10:55

Description

Descendants of the original 23 Jewish families who arrived in New York in 1654, the Sephardic Jews began a tradition of wealth, pride & exclusiveness that continues to this day. Stephen Birmingham sheds light on this segment of Jewish society who viewed other Jews as peasants & ardently shunned all publicity. It's the story of over three centuries of power, achievement, scandal, folly, elegant lifestyles & sometimes flamboyant personalities--a story only Stephen Birmingham could tell with characteristic spellbinding skill.

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