November 12, 1982 • Page Image 72
…72 Friday, November 12, 1982 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS New Dawidowicz Work on American Jews, 1881-1981 By ALLEN A. WARSEN peopled, cultivated and fructified ... by endless generations of immig- rants." It is well to remember that in 1877 there were ap- proximately 250,000 Jews in America residing in 170 localities, including De- troit. Until 1840 there were no ordained rabbis in America. The first were: "On Equal Terms: Jews in America, 188...…

















































