Jacob H. Schiff: A Study in American Jewish Leadership (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life): Naomi W. Cohen
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Modern American Jews generally believe that until the period after World War II American Jewry was afraid to exert political power. ‘Jacob H. Schiff’ . . . is a useful corrective to this mistaken idea . . . [a] well-written and well-researched book.” — New York Times Book Review
“Modern American Jews generally believe that until the period after World War II American Jewry was afraid to exert political power. Jacob H. Schiff . . . is a useful corrective to this mistaken idea . . . [A] well-written and well-researched book.” –New York Times Book Review
“[An] absorbing new study . . . timely . . . a model of historical scholarship.” — Commentary Magazine
As Cohen so amply demonstrates in her well-written and well-researched book, he did what he believed was right and he expected others to follow. — The New York Times Book Review, Deborah E. Lipstadt
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“Modern American Jews generally believe that until the period after World War II American Jewry was afraid to exert political power. Jacob H. Schiff . . . is a useful corrective to this mistaken idea . . . [A well-written and well-researched book.” –New York Times Book Review