{"product_id":"let-freedom-ring-paperback","title":"Let Freedom Ring by Seymour Rossel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree centuries of political, social, and religious experiences show how Jews contributed to life in America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first group of Jewish immigrants, 23 in number, arrived in America over 300 years ago-only 34 years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Today there are almost six million Jews in America. \u003cem\u003eLet Freedom Ring\u003c\/em\u003e is the dramatic story of how the Jewish people came from nearly every part of the globe in search of freedom and opportunity. They became actors and writers, scientists and doctors, manufacturers and entrepreneurs, and in the process helped shape the history of our country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are just a few highlights from the lives of America's Jews:\u003cbr\u003eHow the Jews helped Columbus sail to the New World (page 10)\u003cbr\u003eThe butcher who refused to slaughter hogs in colonial America (page 13)\u003cbr\u003eThe Jew who financed the American Revolution (page 19)\u003cbr\u003eThe origin of the Jewish name on the denim jeans you may wear (page 30)\u003cbr\u003eHow a Jewish homeland was founded near Niagara Falls, New York (page 30)\u003cbr\u003eThe woman whose words are engraved on the Statue of Liberty (page 38)\u003cbr\u003eHow boxing became a Jewish sport (page 43)\u003cbr\u003eThe rabbi who preached in New York City's Carnegie Hall (page 59)\u003cbr\u003eThe ardent Zionist who became a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (page 65)\u003cbr\u003eThe major-leaguer who refused to play in a World Series game on Yom\u2028Kippur (page 67)\u003cbr\u003eThe American schoolteacher who became the first woman prime minister of the State of Israel (page 83)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree centuries of political, social, and religious experiences make up the history of the Jews in America. Jews contributed to the Age of Discovery and to life in colonial America; they fought in the American Revolution and in the Civil War;\u003cbr\u003eJews were active on the Western frontier and in the development of the labor movement; they responded to the Holocaust and helped create the State of Israel.\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating saga is written for young people and is illustrated with more than 130 vintage photographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6574\/2237\/files\/2.jpg?v=1747072654\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram\/Perseus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53770391454006,"sku":"9780874415827","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6574\/2237\/files\/let-freedom-ring-paperback-9780874415827-4014183.jpg?v=1773381845","url":"https:\/\/shoptheweitzman.org\/products\/let-freedom-ring-paperback","provider":"The Weitzman Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}