| Jewish Milwaukee Contributor(s): Hintz, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738539724 ISBN-13: 9780738539720 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: The Jewish community has a distinguished heritage in Milwaukee, and Jewish imigris were an integral part of the pioneer fabric of the area. The 1840s saw the first large influx of Jews to Wisconsin, primarily to urban Milwaukee. They quickly became leaders in business, politics, and the arts. Milwaukee's Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun, founded in 1856, was one of the state's first congregations and is still going strong. Over the years, social clubs, arts associations, women's benevolent societies, and political organizations were formed. Milwaukee's distinguished residents have included Victor Louis Berger, who was America's first Socialist congressman, and Golda Meir, who became prime minister of Israel. Today Sen. Herb Kohl, owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, is proud of his city ties. The story of Milwaukee's Jewish community offers a view of an intense group of citizens who cared about their hometown and their ancestral homeland, as well as civic and social causes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 977.502 |
| LCCN: 2005932198 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.94" W x 9.18" (0.64 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin - Locality - Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wi |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Jewish community has a distinguished heritage in Milwaukee, and Jewish (c)migr(c)s were an integral part of the pioneer fabric of the area. The 1840s saw the first large influx of Jews to Wisconsin, primarily to urban Milwaukee. They quickly became leaders in business, politics, and the arts. Milwaukee s Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun, founded in 1856, was one of the state s first congregations and is still going strong. Over the years, social clubs, arts associations, women s benevolent societies, and political organizations were formed. Milwaukee s distinguished residents have included Victor Louis Berger, who was America s first Socialist congressman, and Golda Meir, who became prime minister of Israel. Today Sen. Herb Kohl, owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, is proud of his city ties. The story of Milwaukee s Jewish community offers a view of an intense group of citizens who cared about their hometown and their ancestral homeland, as well as civic and social causes." |
Contributor Bio(s): Hintz, Martin: - Martin Hintz is a veteran Milwaukee journalist who has written extensively about Milwaukee s ethnic communities. Kathie Bernstein, Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society director, and Jay Hyland, archivist, provided assistance. |