The History of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity to the Present Time; containing Their Conquests, Dispersions, Wanderings, Persecutions, Commercial Enterprises, Literature, Manners, Customs, and Forms of Worship, with an Account of the various Efforts made for Their Conversion. Compiled from the most Authentic Sources. With a Preface by William Jenks, D.D.

Singerman ID
supp1330
Year
1848
Entry
[Huie, James A.]. The History of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity to the Present Time; containing Their Conquests, Dispersions, Wanderings, Persecutions, Commercial Enterprises, Literature, Manners, Customs, and Forms of Worship, with an Account of the various Efforts made for Their Conversion. Compiled from the most Authentic Sources. With a Preface by William Jenks, D.D. Boston: M. A. Berk, 1848 [c1842]. 476 p.
Author/Editor
[Huie, James A.]
Location
Boston, MA
Holdings
In most academic libraries
Title
The History of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity to the Present Time; containing Their Conquests, Dispersions, Wanderings, Persecutions, Commercial Enterprises, Literature, Manners, Customs, and Forms of Worship, with an Account of the various Efforts made for Their Conversion. Compiled from the most Authentic Sources. With a Preface by William Jenks, D.D.
Language
English
Printer/Publisher
M. A. Berk
Notes
A perfect copy has an engraved frontispiece with a "by the waters of Babylon" theme and is captioned with text of Ps. 137:4. Unlike the 1847 ed. (entry), this one now has four plates: "An Oriental Jew," "Jerusalem," "Interior of the Great Synagogue at Amsterdam," and "The Celebration of the Passover, according to Modern Usage." Appendix, "Ceremonies of the Jews" appears on pp. [421]-69. Matthew A. Berk’s enlarged edition, in part rewritten, of James A. Huie’s The History of the Jews, from the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus, to the Present Time ... (JA entry 0776). Copyright held by Matthew A. Berk. Rosenbach 631 (entered under Huie).
Collection
Chronological File, 1676 to 1900

Part of The History of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity to the Present Time; containing Their Conquests, Dispersions, Wanderings, Persecutions, Commercial Enterprises, Literature, Manners, Customs, and Forms of Worship, with an Account of the various Efforts made for Their Conversion. Compiled from the most Authentic Sources. With a Preface by William Jenks, D.D.

[Huie, James A.], “The History of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity to the Present Time; containing Their Conquests, Dispersions, Wanderings, Persecutions, Commercial Enterprises, Literature, Manners, Customs, and Forms of Worship, with an Account of the various Efforts made for Their Conversion. Compiled from the most Authentic Sources. With a Preface by William Jenks, D.D.”, Judaica Americana II, accessed September 16, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/singerman/item/50662