Abstract
Published on the occasion of the National Dinner by Celebrate 350: Jewish Life in America, in cooperation with The Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History, the American Jewish Historical Society, the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration."
"When the American Jewish Historical Society was founded in 1892, it became the first organization to promote an appreciation of the Jewish historical experience in North America. At both the 250th anniversary and the tercentenary of Jewish settlement in North America, in 1905 and 1954 respectively, the Society joined with other Jewish organizations to create year-long commemorations of the landing in New Amsterdam. ... [O]n September 14, 2005, the President of the United States ... acknowledged ... before almost 1000 people at a dinner in Washington, D.C., the place of the Jewish people in our nation's history ..."--P. xi (Preface).