Real-life stories of struggle, achievement, victory, and sometimes loss that are an ideal companion for history, social science, language and geography studies. The Extroardinary People series is the perfect starter for students who want to know more about the people who shaped their world, focusing on the unique histories of people from every culture, and every walk of life.
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Grade 5-9-Brief biographical sketches of 60 prominent Jewish Americans from the fields of science, business, sports, politics and law, and arts and entertainment. The arrangement is chronological by birth date from Haym Solomon (1740) to Jerry Seinfeld (1954) with insertions of three topical sections: "The Jews Who Created Hollywood," "Jewish Gangsters," and "Jewish Americans and the Civil Rights Movement." Excellent-quality black-and-white photographs appear throughout. An annotated appendix cites "124 Other Extraordinary Jewish Americans." There is an extensive name and word index and a very good listing for further information arranged by age level that includes online sites, organizations, and films and videos. Unfortunately, several errors mar the presentation, the most serious of which appears in the introduction. A clash between Hasidic Jews and African Americans in Crown Heights, NY, is cited but the murdered Jew was not the driver of the car that struck and killed an African-American child, but a bystander. Also, the criteria for inclusion may just be too broad. Paul Newman has never identified with being a Jew. Diane Feinstein is another example. Gloria Steinem, another. Are they really Jews? Did the author ever ask them?-Marcia W. Posner, Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center of Nassau County, Glen Cove, NY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A good introductory work A worthwhile project indeed,
By Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Extraordinary Jewish Americans (Extraordinary People) (Paperback)
This is a well- written, informative work about exceptional American Jews. I would have included far more intellectuals, the remarkable group of people who constitute around one quarter of America's Nobel Prize Winners.I would have also included more 'spiritual leaders', and less from the entertainment business. I would not have included Jewish gangsters because I do not believe this is really something to be proud about. The important point about Jewish gangsters is that they were a one- generation phenomenom.
Overall, this is a very good introductory book, a worthwhile project indeed.
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It is one of the most basic lessons taught in American history: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and all of the other "founding fathers" created the United States of America. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, World War, Supreme Court, Jewish Americans, Benny Goodman, Elie Wiesel, Ellis Island, Larry King, San Francisco, Irving Berlin, Levi Strauss, Soviet Union, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Lillian Wald, Woody Allen, Itzhak Perlman, Marx Brothers, Ruth Bader, Alfred Stieglitz, Arthur Miller, Edwin Land, Harry Houdini, Jack Benny New!
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It is one of the most basic lessons taught in American history: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and all of the other "founding fathers" created the United States of America. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, World War, Supreme Court, Jewish Americans, Benny Goodman, Elie Wiesel, Ellis Island, Larry King, San Francisco, Irving Berlin, Levi Strauss, Soviet Union, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Lillian Wald, Woody Allen, Itzhak Perlman, Marx Brothers, Ruth Bader, Alfred Stieglitz, Arthur Miller, Edwin Land, Harry Houdini, Jack Benny New!
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- Annie Hall by Woody Allen on page 205, and Back Matter
- All My Sons by Arthur Miller on page 138, and page 139
- White Christmas: Movie Vocal Selections (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) by Irving Berlin on page 87, and page 90
- Sunshine Boys, The (Acting Edition) by Neil Simon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- U.S Holocaust Memorial Museum (Cornerstones of Freedom) by Philip Brooks in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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