Jewish Times - Softcover

Simons, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385266979 ISBN 13: 9780385266970

Publisher: Anchor, 1990

Synopsis

Travels over a four-year period throughout the United Sates have brought forth a warm, honest, and telling account that reveals the unique character of the Jewish experience in America

About this title

From Library Journal:

From interviews with 227 American Jews, journalist Simons seeks to distill the essence of the American Jewish experiencethe secret of how and why so many Jews succeeded in realizing the American dream. The range of those interviewed is impressive: young and old, rich and poor, immigrants and natives, religious and irreligious, Jews from all corners of the country. There are famous "voices" and lesser-knowns. Memoirs cover everything from the Leo Frank case to bagel-making. Neither scholarly nor comprehensive (the experiences recounted are in many cases far from normative), and with some embarrassing errors, this is still enjoyable to read and revealingly informative; for most libraries. Jonathan D. Sarna, Hebrew Union Coll . -Jewish Inst. of Religion, Cincinnati
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Toting his tape recorder from Alaska to Florida, the author approached American Jews from all walks of life for their stories. "Simon's reminiscences, along with those of 226 others interviewed, infuse this kaleidoscopic oral history with Jewish humor and yeasty realism," commented PW .
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Anchor
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0385266979
• ISBN 13: 9780385266970
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 418