Jacob Rader Marcus (1896–1995)
Author of The Jew in the Medieval World: A Source Book, 315-1791
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Works by Jacob Rader Marcus
American Jewry: documents; eighteenth century; primarily hitherto unpublished manuscripts (1959) 34 copies
Early American Jewry, Volume I The Jews of New York, New England and Canada 1649-1794 (1951) 25 copies
Communal Sick Care in the German Ghetto (Ella H. Philipson Memorial Publications, V. 1,) (1978) 11 copies
Maunderings of a centenarian: An informal and illustrated history of the American Jewish experience (Brochure series of (1995) 7 copies
Jews in American life 4 copies
American Jewish Archives: A Journal Devoted to the Preservation and Study of the American Jewish Experience, Volume XL, (1985) 3 copies
American Jewish woman, 1654-1098 3 copies
Essays in American-Jewish History in commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Founding of the American Jewish… (1958) 3 copies
Studies in the American Jewish Experience: Contributions from the Fellowship Programs of the American Jewish Archives (1981) 3 copies
Jews and the American Revolution: A Bicentennial Documentary (American Jewish Archives, Vol. XXVII November, 1975). (1975) 2 copies
Critical studies in American Jewish history; selected articles from American Jewish archives (1971) 2 copies
EARLY AMERICAN JEWRY, VOLUMES ONE AND TWO by Marcus, Jacob Rader. by Marcus, Jacob Rader. (1953) 2 copies
Memoirs of American Jews 1775-1865 2 copies
American Jewish Archives (The German-Jewish Legacy in America, 1938-1988 A Symposium (1988) 2 copies
American Jewish Archives: The American Rabbinate: A Centennial View (Volume Xxxv November, 1983 Number 2) (1983) 1 copy
Syllabus of Lectures given by Dr. Marcus (The Jew in the Medieval and Modern World 311 to date) 1 copy
Mavoh Le-Toldot Yahadut Amerikah Bitkufat Reshita (An Introduction to Early American Jewish History) 1 copy
American Jewish Archives 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1896-03-05
- Date of death
- 1995-11-14
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New Haven, Pennsylvania, USA (birth)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - Education
- Hebrew Union College
University of Cincinnati
University of Berlin (PhD) - Occupations
- rabbi
scholar
professor
historian
archivist
writer - Organizations
- American Jewish Archives, Hebrew Union College
- Short biography
- Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus dedicated his career to Jewish history. He published hundreds of books and articles during his long life and was both a teacher and a father figure to his students. His best known work is "The Jew in the Medieval World" which is still used as a college textbook.
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American Jewry Documents of the Eighteenth Century by Jacob Rader Marcus
Primary source material organized by religious life, personal life, general community and commerce/trade.
Difficult reading, but one of the few reasonably comprehensive sourcebooks for various edicts affecting Jews from late Roman times through 1791 (when Poland was partitioned).
Section I: The State and the Jew
Section II: The Church and the Jew
Section III: Jewry and the Individual Jew
A. Jewish Self-Government
B. Jewish Sects, Mystics, and Messiahs
C. Jewish Notables
D. The Inner Life of the Jew
Section II: The Church and the Jew
Section III: Jewry and the Individual Jew
A. Jewish Self-Government
B. Jewish Sects, Mystics, and Messiahs
C. Jewish Notables
D. The Inner Life of the Jew
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