Ashton, Dianne2018-12-022018-12-022013https://nyupress.org/books/9780814707395/http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1057930880http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11976/397"Although Hanukkah in all its various spellings is considered a minor holiday on the Jewish calendar by rabbis and many Jews, Dianne Ashton makes a very persuasive case for its importance and influence in American society." —Western States Jewish History. Below you can access pdfs of the first chapter and a study guide for the book (which contains interesting summaries. Above you can find links to NYU Press (if you wish to purchase it) and to Worldcat (if you wish to borrow it from a library.).enHanukkahReligionUnited StatesHistoryHolidaysHanukkah in America: A HistoryBook