| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 392 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]) and index. |
| Contents |
1: Beginnings: 1880-1919 -- Uptown firebrand -- A Jewish Cinderella -- An occupation for gentlemen -- Heroes and heroines -- 2: Getting out: 1920-1950 -- The Jewish lake and other creations -- Fitting in -- Minstrels and minstrelsy -- High rollers -- Little Caesars -- Deals -- War -- At last, a homeland -- Touches of class -- All that money can buy -- 3: Here we are: 1951- -- Crown princes -- Witch-hunting -- "People who are solid" -- From Poland to polo. |
| Summary |
The story of the Eastern European Jews who, between 1882 and 1915, came to New York to escape czarist Russia. |
| Subject |
Jews, East European -- United States -- History.
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Jews -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
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| ISBN |
0316096474 |
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9780316096478 |
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