Sources: Jewish Americans
2012; American Library Association; Volume: 51; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/rusq.51n3.295
ISSN2163-5242
Autores Tópico(s)Jewish Identity and Society
ResumoJewish Americans is both the latest entry in Salem' s Great Lives from History series and the inaugural title in the publisher' s Great Lives from History heritage series.The 529 men and 124 women included in Jewish Americans represent a wide and diverse group.Besides men and women of recognized stature such as Benjamin Cardozo, Hannah Arendt, and Albert Einstein, who would be expected in a Great Lives from History title, there are entrants such as Al Capp, Winona Ryder, and Herb Alpert whose contributions speak more to inclusion on the basis of heritage.Nor have the infamous (Bernie Madoff excepted) been overlooked.Nestled in alphabetical order between Paul Berg, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and Rabbi Henry Berkowitz, founder of the Jewish Chautauqua Society, interested readers will find the biography of David Berkowitz, the notorious "Son of Sam" serial killer.As is the case with biographical dictionaries that strive for popular appeal editorial decisions may be puzzling.Why include conductor André Previn but not James Levine?Why a joint entry for the Warner Brothers, with biographical details for Henry, Albert, Sam, and Jack, but no joint entry for the Marx Brothers, just a separate essay for Groucho, the more famous sibling?In popular advice
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