Jews of New Orleans: An Archival Guide

Historical Introduction by
Irwin Lachoff

Edited by
Lester Sullivan

239 pages
paperback

Few archival organizations have undertaken to publish a comprehensive guide to archival holdings and related rare books and ephemera on a single religious or ethnic group of one locality. This book describes research materials about New Orleans Jewery held by archival repositories, congregations, and other organizations in the city and by out of state repositories specializing in the American Jewish experience. The historical introduction is the first attempt to summarize the history of Jews in the city.