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A Student's Guide to Jewish American Genealogy (Oryx American family tree) (Oryx American Family Tree Series) Hardcover – 10 July 1996
| Jay Schleifer (Author) See search results for this author |
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- Reading age10 years and up
- Print length194 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions15.6 x 1.27 x 23.39 cm
- PublisherOryx Press
- Publication date10 July 1996
- ISBN-100897749774
- ISBN-13978-0897749770
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?The author has done a good job of presenting basic genealogy techniques and resources, although he does not seem to have a genealogical background.?-W.N.Y.G.S. Journal
"The author has done a good job of presenting basic genealogy techniques and resources, although he does not seem to have a genealogical background."-W.N.Y.G.S. Journal
"In addition to being a comprehensive treatment of genealogy as a subject, this impressive work offers an in-depth survey of Jewish history as a framework for exploration. Each volume provides an easy to understand overview of the history of immigration and culture in the U.S. for the particular ethnic group....Where these books shine, for the student and adult genealogist, is in the resource listings....For students, these books provide a great way of getting started in genealogy and learning about the life and heritage of their ancestors. For adult researchers these books provide excellent resources to move beyond the genealogical books into learning about the history, culture and experience of their ancestors."-School Library Journal
About the Author
The son of Jewish immigrants, author JAY SCHLEIFER grew up in New York City and is now a writer and editor in the Midwest. He has written more than 40 books for young readers.
Product details
- Publisher : Oryx Press; Annotated edition (10 July 1996)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 194 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0897749774
- ISBN-13 : 978-0897749770
- Reading age : 10 years and up
- Dimensions : 15.6 x 1.27 x 23.39 cm
- Customer reviews:
About the author

Originally from New York City, I’ve lived all over the US and now have settled in South Florida.
I majored in history in college but as a first job after graduation, I taught elementary school and discovered I loved creating original materials for the kids. That led to 15 years with the Weekly Reader Company, as a writer, editor and learning programs developer, serving the WR audience of more than 6 million young people. I’ve also written some 40 published books for kids from preschool through high school and relished every minute of it. With my wife Susan, also a writer, and our pet pooch, Cindy, (short for Cinderella as she was a rescue who’s now our princess) at my side, I hope to write a lot more.
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