[A] spell-binding portrait of growing up in the South during the last century. . . . [An] absolute must for anyone who wants to understand something of the history of the South.— DurhamHerald Sun



With the distance of many years and many miles, Evans successfully examines the status of the Jews of the South in the last 300 years. He has written an amazing classic.—Jewish News



A solid history . . . in a personal, easy-reading format—Texas Jewish Post



This book is truly a gem. Its enduring appeal, which has already been demonstrated, will now be enriched by this new edition. . . . The definitive history of Southern Jewry. Evans writes with warmth and discernment, setting forth an engaging and witty story that will rivet the interest of its readers.—Cleveland Jewish News



No account of the Jewish communities of the South would be complete without Eli Evans' The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South. . . . The Provincials is indispensable to understanding the place where 'Jews in the South' become 'Southern Jews' and then 'Jewish Southerners.'—Jewish News Weekly



[A] landmark portrait of Southern Jewry.—The Jewish Press



Outstanding. . . . This book is truly a brilliant gem. Its enduring appeal, which has already been demonstrated, will now be enriched by this new edition. Evans writes with warmth and discernment, setting forth an engaging and witty story that will rivet the interest of its readers.—Fort Lauderdale Jewish Journal



A pure delight to read. . . . Warm, witty, vivid, and thoroughly charming. . . . A penetrating powerful description of what it's like to be Southern and Jewish.—Janice O. Rothschild, Hadassah Magazine



[The Provincials] is truly a gem. . . . Evans writes with warmth and discernment, setting forth an engaging and witty story that will rivet the interest of its readers.—Cleveland Jewish News



[The Provincials is an] insightful work of social and personal history.—Reform Judaism