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New York Jews and the Great Depression : uncertain promise

Wenger, Beth S. 1963- (Author).

Summary: This remarkable chronicle of New York City's Jewish families during the years of the Great Depression describes a defining moment in American Jewish history. Beth S. Wenger tells the story of a generation of immigrants and their children as they faced an uncertain future in America. Challenging the standard narrative of American Jewish upward mobility, Wenger shows that Jews of the era not only worried about financial stability and their security as a minority group but also questioned the usefulness of their educational endeavors and the ability of their communal institutions to survive. Wenger uncovers the widespread changes throughout the Jewish community that enabled it to emerge from the turmoil of this period and become a thriving middle-class ethnic group in the post-World War II era.

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  • ISBN: 9780300062656
  • ISBN: 0300062656
  • ISBN: 9780300145991
  • ISBN: 0300145993
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 269 pages) : illustrations, map
    remote
    Computer data.
  • Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1996]

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General Note:
CatMonthString:june.23
Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-259) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 1. An Ethnic Economy -- 2. A Family Affair -- 3. Starting Out in the Thirties -- 4. The Landscape of Jewish Life -- 5. From Neighborhood to New Deal -- 6. Private Jewish Philanthropy in the Welfare State -- 7. The Spiritual Depression -- 8. American Jews and the American Dream.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:
English.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.

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