Books by Howard B. Rock

Chronicles the arrival of the first Jews to New York in 1654 and highlights the role of republicanism in shaping their identity and institutions. This book follows the Jews of New York through the Dutch and British colonial eras, the American Revolution and early republic, and the antebellum years.

New York Jews, so visible and integral to the culture, economy and politics of America's greatest city, has eluded the grasp of historians for decades. This book presents the research on the interpretation of a Jewish urban community at once the largest in Jewish history and most important in the modern world.