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The Immigrant Jews of New York: 1881 to the Present (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization) - Hardcover
Professor Howe has drawn on many different sources, including the materials of the Yiddish press, to trace the historical, cultural, and social experience of the immigrant Jews of New York.
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"This book is a best buy; handsome and well-illustrated, crowded with significant detail." -- Guardian
Irving Howe (1920--1993), a leading New York intellectual, founded Dissent magazine and was regarded as one of the most influential American literary critics. His other books include World of Our Fathers, A Treasury of Yiddish Stories, and William Faulkner (published by Ivan R. Dee).
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- PublisherThe Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0197100112
- ISBN 13 9780197100110
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages734
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The Immigrant Jews of New York : 1881 to the Present
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ISBN 13: 9780197100110
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. With price clipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears, light creasing along top edge. Book plate to front paste down, no further inscriptions or markings very clean throughout. The book traces the historical, cultural and social experience of the immigrant Jews, covering many aspects of Jewish life in New York - the early years on the East Side, Jewish children in American schools, the growth of Yiddish speaking socialist movements and trade unions, the passion for learning which animated this culture in its many manifestations. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Overseas buyers please note additional postal charges will apply. Seller Inventory # 001832
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