1982 , Soft cover with an illustrated wrap , 192 page book. With black and white photo illustrations . Condition : Very Good. Size: 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall.

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Title

Live and Be Well: A Celebration of Yiddish Culture in America from the First Immigrants to the Second World War

Publisher

Ballantine Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.

Publication Date

1982

Language

English

ISBN 10

0345294351

ISBN 13

9780345294357

Binding

Soft cover

Illustrator

Unknowen

Condition

Very Good

Book Type

Book

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U.S. History / Military History / History / Wor...

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Synopsis

Like a warm family album, this lively book heralds and documents the rich and vibrant traditions of Yiddish-speaking immigrants and their children in "the golden land", from the first arrivals to the Second World War. Meet the famous, the infamous, and the unknown -- from hotelier Jenny Grossinger to mobster Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik to Moses Solomon, the would-be "Jewish Babe Ruth"; from anarchist Emma Goldman to entertainer Eddie Cantor. Share the struggles and the triumphs of the labor unions, of Yiddish playwrights and poets. Enter the sweatshops of New York's Lower East Side and the first Jewish settlements in Los Angeles and Chicago. Taste pastrami from Canter's Deli in Los Angeles, knishes from Yonah Shimmel's in New York City, and the famous "smookmit" of the Montreal ghetto. Lavishly illustrated with photos, cartoons, theater posters, and song sheets, here is a book to delight and inform. It is a joyous celebration of life.

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