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Jews/America: A Representation

by Frédéric Brenner

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For many years, French photographer Frederic Brenner has travelled the world, documenting the lives of Jews on five continents to create a visual anthology of the Jewish diaspora. This book chronicles the American portion of his odyssey, recording the extraodinary diversity of Jewish life in large cities and small communities in 32 states. He photographed the faces of ordinary people as well as the famous and accomplished, such as Isaac Stern, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, Walter show more Annenberg, Saul Bellow, Ruth Bader-Ginsberg and Estee Lauder. show less

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Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, History, Anthropology, Religion & Spirituality
DDC/MDS: 973.04924 — History & geography History of North America United States United States Ethnic And National Groups Other Groups Jewish Americans
LCC: E184 .J5 .B728 — History of the United States United States Elements in the population Afro-Americans

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Languages: English
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Published: 1996
Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, History, Anthropology, Religion & Spirituality
DDC/MDS: 973.04924
LCC: E184 .J5 .B728

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Frederic Brenner

13 Works 180 Members

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