Jewish New York

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"A magisterial history of the Jews of New York____This fascinating study explores the streets,
synagogues, politics, and organizations of New York Jewry as wel^ its diverse cultural expressions. Mastery of New York Jewish history and deep knowledge of the urban rhythms of the city shine through on every page."
BETH S. WEI\GER
University of Pennsylvania
"Deftly combines crisp writing, sharp analysis, and sophisticated discussions of visual images to explore the evolving relationship between a city and its Jews____Delves into topics as varied as religion, politics, popular culture, and gender. Essential for understanding both Jewish experiences and the broad contours of New York's history."
ROBERT W. SI^YDER
author of Crossing Broadway: Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City
"A dramatic telling of our tale, looking at New York as a home to Jews who came at different times, from different places, who made their different ways in the city and significandy made the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

"A magisterial history of the Jews of New York____This fascinating study explores the streets,
synagogues, politics, and organizations of New York Jewry as wel^ its diverse cultural expressions. Mastery of New York Jewish history and deep knowledge of the urban rhythms of the city shine through on every page."
BETH S. WEI\GER
University of Pennsylvania
"Deftly combines crisp writing, sharp analysis, and sophisticated discussions of visual images to explore the evolving relationship between a city and its Jews____Delves into topics as varied as religion, politics, popular culture, and gender. Essential for understanding both Jewish experiences and the broad contours of New York's history."
ROBERT W. SI^YDER
author of Crossing Broadway: Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City
"A dramatic telling of our tale, looking at New York as a home to Jews who came at different times, from different places, who made their different ways in the city and significandy made the city in the process. A fierce look at questions of national origin, class, language, work, and wealth."
RUTH MESSINGER
Former Manhattan Borough President
"This superb, accomplished history captures the often fertile and sometimes vexed intersection of American and Jewish worlds____This riveting book engages fundamental themes-
immigration, urbanism, work and neighborhood, religious and secular institutions, philanthropy, political engagement, social activism, contours of culture, collisions of ethnicity and race, and much more—with an analytical imagination and inviting narrative power."
IRA KATZIVELSON
author of the Bancroft Prize-winning Fear Itself The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
Jewish New York reveals the multifaceted world of one of the city's most important ethnic and religious groups. Spanning three centuries, this book traces the history of Jews in New York from their earliest arrival in New Amsterdam to the recent immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union.
Jewish immigrants transformed New York. They built its clothing industry and constructed swaths of apartment buildings, made the city the center of the nations publishing industry, and shaped popular culture in music, theater, and the arts. Yet they also struggled with poverty and anti-Semitism. These injustices reinforced an exemplary commitment to making New York a model multiethnic, multiracial, and multireligious world city. Vissza