Jewish Miami Beach - Paperback

by Paul S. George (Author), Henry A. Green (Author), Jonathan Nelson (Foreword by)

From a disregarded, forlorn island in the early 1900s to the world-famous resort and go-to place of today, Jews have played a prominent role in Miami Beach's achievements and fame. Initially consigned to a tiny enclave on the southern tip of Miami Beach, the community's Jewish population quickly expanded north, from South Beach to Golden Beach, and assumed a leadership position in nearly every phase of the city's life by the late 1900s. At every step of Miami Beach's rich history--from commerce, architecture, and banking to hospitality, real estate, and government--the Jewish community blossomed, enabling Jews to play singular roles in a drama that continues to unfold.

Author Biography

A native Miamian and a longtime college professor as well as resident historian for History Miami Museum, Paul S. George holds a doctorate in history from Florida State University. He has devoted his professional life to the study of Miami/South Florida history. Henry A. Green is professor of religious studies and the former director of Judaic studies at the University of Miami. He is the founding director of MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida Project, a traveling exhibit from 1990 to 1992 that led to the creation of the Jewish Museum of Florida. He is also the founding director of the project Sephardi Voices, a digital archive of testimonies, portraits, and photographs of Jews displaced from the Arab world, many of whom live in Miami Beach.