Frontmatter
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
GENERAL EDITOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Introduction
CHAPTER 1. A Dutch Beginning
CHAPTER 2. A Merchant Community
CHAPTER 3. A Synagogue Community
CHAPTER 4. The Jewish Community and the American Revolution
CHAPTER 5. Th e Jewish Community of Republican New York
CHAPTER 6. A Republican Faith
CHAPTER 7. New York's Republican Rabbi and His Congregation
CHAPTER 8. Beyond the Synagogue in Antebellum New York
CHAPTER 9. Division, Display, Devotion, and Defense: Th e Synagogue in Antebellum New York
CHAPTER 10. The Challenge of Reform
CHAPTER 11. Politics, Race, and the Civil War
Conclusion
VISUAL ESSAY. An Introduction to the Visual and Material Culture of New York City Jews, 1654 - 1865
NOTES
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INDEX
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