A Slow, Calculated Lynching: The Story of Clyde Kennard D. S. Anderson, A Slow, Calculated Lynching: The Story of Clyde Kennard. Jackson: UP of Mississippi, 2023.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish Relations Read more about A Slow, Calculated Lynching: The Story of Clyde Kennard Google Scholar(link is external)
The Builders of a New South: Merchants, Capital, and the Remaking of Natchez, 1865-1914 A. D. Anderson, “The Builders of a New South: Merchants, Capital, and the Remaking of Natchez, 1865-1914”, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 2009.Categories: MississippiBusiness, Professions and Economics Read more about The Builders of a New South: Merchants, Capital, and the Remaking of Natchez, 1865-1914 Google Scholar(link is external)
Civil War Exodus: The Jews and Grant's General Order No. 11 S. Ash, “Civil War Exodus: The Jews and Grant's General Order No. 11”, Historian, vol. 44, pp. 505-523, 1982.Categories: KentuckyMississippiTennesseeThe Civil War Read more about Civil War Exodus: The Jews and Grant's General Order No. 11 Google Scholar(link is external)
The Rabbi with the Southern Twang: True Stories From a Life of Leadership Within the Orthodox Jewish Congregations of the South S. Atlas, The Rabbi with the Southern Twang: True Stories From a Life of Leadership Within the Orthodox Jewish Congregations of the South. Bloomington, IN: Tafford, 2007.Categories: MississippiMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews)Religious Life Read more about The Rabbi with the Southern Twang: True Stories From a Life of Leadership Within the Orthodox Jewish Congregations of the South Google Scholar(link is external)
Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi H. Ball, Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi. South Bend, IN: Notre Dame UP, 2021.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews) Read more about Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi Google Scholar(link is external)
Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Missippi H. Ball, Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Missippi. South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2021.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews) Read more about Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Missippi Google Scholar(link is external)
A House of David in the Land of Jesus R. L. Berman, A House of David in the Land of Jesus. privately published, 2007.Categories: MississippiJewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism Read more about A House of David in the Land of Jesus Google Scholar(link is external)
Mercy on Rude Streams: Jewish Emigrants from Alsace-Lorraine to the lower Mississippi Region and the Concept of Fidelity A. Bloch, “Mercy on Rude Streams: Jewish Emigrants from Alsace-Lorraine to the lower Mississippi Region and the Concept of Fidelity”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 2, pp. 81-110, 1999.Categories: LouisianaMississippiMigration and Immigration Read more about Mercy on Rude Streams: Jewish Emigrants from Alsace-Lorraine to the lower Mississippi Region and the Concept of Fidelity Google Scholar(link is external)
From the Banks of the Rhine to the Banks of the Mississippi: The History of Jewish Immigrants and Their Individual Stories A. Bloch-Raymond, From the Banks of the Rhine to the Banks of the Mississippi: The History of Jewish Immigrants and Their Individual Stories. Santa Maria, CA: Janaway, 2014.Categories: LouisianaMississippiBusiness, Professions and EconomicsMigration and Immigration Read more about From the Banks of the Rhine to the Banks of the Mississippi: The History of Jewish Immigrants and Their Individual Stories Google Scholar(link is external)
Mississippi Marranos M. Braiterman, “Mississippi Marranos”, in Jews in the South, Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1973, pp. 351-359.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsJewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism Read more about Mississippi Marranos Google Scholar(link is external)
Half a Heart R. Brown, Half a Heart. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2000.Categories: MississippiTexasAfrican American – Jewish RelationsFiction and Drama - Primary Sources: Other Writers Read more about Half a Heart Google Scholar(link is external)
Civil Wars R. Brown, Civil Wars. New York: Knopf, 1984.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsFiction and Drama - Primary Sources: Other WritersJewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism Read more about Civil Wars Google Scholar(link is external)
The Jewish World of Elvis Presley R. Kline Chartock, The Jewish World of Elvis Presley. McKinstry Place, 2020.Categories: MississippiTennesseeBiographies Read more about The Jewish World of Elvis Presley Google Scholar(link is external)
The Peddler's Grandson: Growing Up Jewish in Mississippi E. Cohen, The Peddler's Grandson: Growing Up Jewish in Mississippi. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1999.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsJewish – Christian Relations and AntisemitismMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews) Read more about The Peddler's Grandson: Growing Up Jewish in Mississippi Google Scholar(link is external)
God Shakes Creation D. Cohn, God Shakes Creation. New York: Harper's, 1935.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish Relations Read more about God Shakes Creation Google Scholar(link is external)
Where I Was Born and Raised D. Cohn, Where I Was Born and Raised. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948.Categories: MississippiMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews) Read more about Where I Was Born and Raised Google Scholar(link is external)
"Growing Up Jewish in the Mississippi Delta, 1943-1961: A Rabbi's Memoir" F. Davidow, “"Growing Up Jewish in the Mississippi Delta, 1943-1961: A Rabbi's Memoir"”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 25, pp. 149-182, 2022.Categories: MississippiMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews)Religious Life Read more about "Growing Up Jewish in the Mississippi Delta, 1943-1961: A Rabbi's Memoir" Google Scholar(link is external)
"Feeding the Jewish Soul in the Delta Diaspora" M. C. Ferris, “"Feeding the Jewish Soul in the Delta Diaspora"”, Southern Cultures, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 52-85, 2004.Categories: ArkansasMississippiReligious Life Read more about "Feeding the Jewish Soul in the Delta Diaspora" Google Scholar(link is external)
SteinMart: An American Story of Roots, Family, and Building a Greater Dream D. Ginzl, SteinMart: An American Story of Roots, Family, and Building a Greater Dream. Tampa: University of Tampa Press, 2005.Categories: MississippiBusiness, Professions and Economics Read more about SteinMart: An American Story of Roots, Family, and Building a Greater Dream Google Scholar(link is external)
One More River M. Glickman, One More River. New York: Open Road, 2011.Categories: MississippiTennesseeAfrican American – Jewish RelationsFiction and Drama - Primary Sources: Southern Jewish Writers Read more about One More River Google Scholar(link is external)
Home in the Morning M. Glickman, Home in the Morning. New York: Open Roads, 2010.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsFiction and Drama - Primary Sources: Southern Jewish Writers Read more about Home in the Morning Google Scholar(link is external)
"Harvard man, American dough boy, Mississippi Jew: the papers of Samuel (Sam) Leyens Switzer in Virginia" M. Hametz, “"Harvard man, American dough boy, Mississippi Jew: the papers of Samuel (Sam) Leyens Switzer in Virginia"”, Jewish Culture and History, vol. 15, no. 1-2, pp. 124-40, 2014.Categories: MississippiBiographies Read more about "Harvard man, American dough boy, Mississippi Jew: the papers of Samuel (Sam) Leyens Switzer in Virginia" Google Scholar(link is external)
Wednesdays in Mississippi: Proper Ladies Working for Radical Change, Freedom Summer 1964 D. Z. Harwell, Wednesdays in Mississippi: Proper Ladies Working for Radical Change, Freedom Summer 1964. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2014.Categories: MississippiBiographiesGender and Women’s HistoryPolitical and Civic Life Read more about Wednesdays in Mississippi: Proper Ladies Working for Radical Change, Freedom Summer 1964 Google Scholar(link is external)
Bethink Rabbi Benjamin Schultz I. Herscovici, Bethink Rabbi Benjamin Schultz. Xlibris, 2012.Categories: MississippiBiographiesReligious Life Read more about Bethink Rabbi Benjamin Schultz Google Scholar(link is external)
Bernhard Henry Gotthelf: The First Reform Rabbi of Vicksburg, Mississippi I. Herscovici, Bernhard Henry Gotthelf: The First Reform Rabbi of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vicksburg, MS: privately published, 2001.Categories: MississippiBiographiesReligious Life Read more about Bernhard Henry Gotthelf: The First Reform Rabbi of Vicksburg, Mississippi Google Scholar(link is external)
The Jews of Vicksburg, Mississippi I. Herscovici, The Jews of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Xlibris, 2007.Categories: MississippiBiographiesReligious Life Read more about The Jews of Vicksburg, Mississippi Google Scholar(link is external)
Whitecapping: Anti-Semitism in the Populist Era W. F. Holmes, “Whitecapping: Anti-Semitism in the Populist Era”, American Jewish Historical Quarterly, no. March, pp. 244-261, 1974.Categories: MississippiJewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism Read more about Whitecapping: Anti-Semitism in the Populist Era Google Scholar(link is external)
The Hands of Peace: A Holocaust Survivor's Fight for Civil Rights in the American South M. Ingram, The Hands of Peace: A Holocaust Survivor's Fight for Civil Rights in the American South. New York: Skyhorse, 2015.Categories: MississippiWashington D.C.African American – Jewish RelationsMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews)Migration and Immigration Read more about The Hands of Peace: A Holocaust Survivor's Fight for Civil Rights in the American South Google Scholar(link is external)
The Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South J. Ivester, The Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South. Berkeley, CA: She Writes, 2015.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews) Read more about The Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South Google Scholar(link is external)
Merchants on Issaquena: Avenue of the Blues in Mississippi M. Kerstine, Merchants on Issaquena: Avenue of the Blues in Mississippi. Kerstine's Enterprises, 2020.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsBusiness, Professions and Economics Read more about Merchants on Issaquena: Avenue of the Blues in Mississippi Google Scholar(link is external)
Rabbi Benjamin Schultz and the American Jewish League Against Communism A. Krause, “Rabbi Benjamin Schultz and the American Jewish League Against Communism”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 13, pp. 153-213, 2010.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsPolitical and Civic Life Read more about Rabbi Benjamin Schultz and the American Jewish League Against Communism Google Scholar(link is external)
Clara Lowenburg Moses: Memoir of a Southern Jewish Woman W. Machlovitz, Clara Lowenburg Moses: Memoir of a Southern Jewish Woman. Jackson, MS: Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, 2000.Categories: MississippiGender and Women’s HistoryMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews) Read more about Clara Lowenburg Moses: Memoir of a Southern Jewish Woman Google Scholar(link is external)
Two Far South: Rabbinical Responses to Apartheid and Segregation in South Africa and the American South A. Mendelsohn, “Two Far South: Rabbinical Responses to Apartheid and Segregation in South Africa and the American South”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 6, pp. 63-132, 2003.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsJewish – Christian Relations and AntisemitismPolitical and Civic Life Read more about Two Far South: Rabbinical Responses to Apartheid and Segregation in South Africa and the American South Google Scholar(link is external)
Terror in the Night: The Klan's Campaign Against the Jews J. Nelson, Terror in the Night: The Klan's Campaign Against the Jews. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsJewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism Read more about Terror in the Night: The Klan's Campaign Against the Jews Google Scholar(link is external)
The History of the Jewish Community of Vicksburg from 1820-1968 G. Phillipsborn, The History of the Jewish Community of Vicksburg from 1820-1968. Vicksburg, MS: privately published, 1969.Categories: MississippiColonial and Antebellum PeriodsReligious Life Read more about The History of the Jewish Community of Vicksburg from 1820-1968 Google Scholar(link is external)
Chai Cotton: Jewish Life in Mississippi S. Rockoff, “Chai Cotton: Jewish Life in Mississippi”, in Ethnic Heritage in Mississippi: The Twentieth Century, Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2012, pp. 193-218.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsJewish – Christian Relations and AntisemitismMigration and ImmigrationReligious Life Read more about Chai Cotton: Jewish Life in Mississippi Google Scholar(link is external)
When General Grant Expelled the Jews J. Sarna, When General Grant Expelled the Jews. New York: Schocken, 2012.Categories: KentuckyMississippiTennesseeThe Civil War Read more about When General Grant Expelled the Jews Google Scholar(link is external)
From Rebbitzen to Rabbi: The Journey of Paula Ackerman S. R. Schwartz, “From Rebbitzen to Rabbi: The Journey of Paula Ackerman”, American Jewish Archives, vol. 59, pp. 99-106, 2007.Categories: MississippiGender and Women’s HistoryReligious Life Read more about From Rebbitzen to Rabbi: The Journey of Paula Ackerman Google Scholar(link is external)
Anti-Semitism Mississippi Style E. S. Shapiro, “Anti-Semitism Mississippi Style”, in Anti-Semitism in American History, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1986, pp. 129-151.Categories: MississippiJewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism Read more about Anti-Semitism Mississippi Style Google Scholar(link is external)
"Houses Divided that Remained Standing: Conflicting Loyalties within an Extended Southern Jewish Family" J. Silverberg, “"Houses Divided that Remained Standing: Conflicting Loyalties within an Extended Southern Jewish Family"”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 27, pp. 11-58, 2024.Categories: MississippiTennesseeThe Civil War Read more about "Houses Divided that Remained Standing: Conflicting Loyalties within an Extended Southern Jewish Family" Google Scholar(link is external)
The Conversion of Chaplain Cohen H. Tarr, The Conversion of Chaplain Cohen. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsFiction and Drama - Primary Sources: Other WritersReligious Life Read more about The Conversion of Chaplain Cohen Google Scholar(link is external)
Jews in Early Mississippi L. Turitz and Turitz, E., Jews in Early Mississippi. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1983.Categories: MississippiColonial and Antebellum Periods Read more about Jews in Early Mississippi Google Scholar(link is external)
Paula Ackerman: Pioneer in the Pulpit E. Umansky, “Paula Ackerman: Pioneer in the Pulpit”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 14, pp. 77-117, 2011.Categories: MississippiBiographiesGender and Women’s HistoryReligious Life Read more about Paula Ackerman: Pioneer in the Pulpit Google Scholar(link is external)
A Story of Jewish Experience in Mississippi L. Waldoff, A Story of Jewish Experience in Mississippi. Boston, Ma: Academic Studies P, 2018.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsBiographiesBusiness, Professions and EconomicsMigration and ImmigrationReligious Life Read more about A Story of Jewish Experience in Mississippi Google Scholar(link is external)
Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self R. Walker, Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self. New York: Riverhead, 2001.Categories: MississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsMemoirs (Oral History; Interviews) Read more about Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self Google Scholar(link is external)
Meridian A. Walker, Meridian. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.Categories: Georgia: AtlantaMississippiAfrican American – Jewish RelationsFiction and Drama - Primary Sources: Other Writers Read more about Meridian Google Scholar(link is external)