Jacob Rader Marcus (1896–1995)
Author of The Jew in the Medieval World: A Sourcebook, 315-1791
About the Author
Works by Jacob Rader Marcus
American Jewry: documents; eighteenth century; primarily hitherto unpublished manuscripts (1959) 35 copies, 1 review
Early American Jewry, Volume I The Jews of New York, New England and Canada 1649-1794 (1951) 25 copies
Early American Jewry, Volume Two. The Jews of Pennsylvania and the South 1655-1790. (1953) 21 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 5 copies
Critical studies in American Jewish history; selected articles from American Jewish archives (1971) 4 copies
Studies in American Jewish history 3 copies
American Jewish Archives: The German-Jewish Legacy in America, 1938-1988, A Symposium (Volume 40, November 1988, No. 2) (1988) 3 copies
AMERICAN JEWISH WOMAN,1654-1980 3 copies
Studies in the American Jewish experience : contributions from the fellowship programs of the American Jewish Archives (1981) 3 copies
American Jewish Archives: A Journal Devoted to the Preservation and Study of the American Jewish Experience, Volume XL, (1985) 3 copies
EARLY AMERICAN JEWRY, VOLUMES ONE AND TWO by Marcus, Jacob Rader. by Marcus, Jacob Rader. (1953) 2 copies
Jews and the American Revolution: A Bicentennial Documentary (American Jewish Archives, Vol. XXVII November, 1975). (1975) 2 copies
COLONIAL AMERICAN JEW,THE - VOL. II 2 copies
Memoirs of American Jews 1775-1865 2 copies
Mavoh Le-Toldot Yahadut Amerikah Bitkufat Reshita (An Introduction to Early American Jewish History) 1 copy
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
Critical studies in American Jewish history : selected articles from American Jewish archives 1 copy
Tomorrow's prospect 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1896-03-05
- Date of death
- 1995-11-14
- Gender
- male
- 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.
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New Haven, Pennsylvania, USA (birth)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
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).
Primary source material organized by religious life, personal life, general community and commerce/trade.
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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Statistics
- Works
- 77
- Members
- 912
- Popularity
- #28,116
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 42
- Languages
- 2