Jewish New York : the remarkable story of a city and a people /

Jewish New York : the remarkable story of a city and a people /

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Author / Creator:Moore, Deborah Dash, author.
Imprint:New York : New York University Press, [2017]
©2017
Description:1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations, cm
Language:English
Subject:
Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Jews.
New York (State) -- New York.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12541124
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Other authors / contributors:Gurock, Jeffrey S., 1949- author.
Polland, Annie, 1973- author.
Rock, Howard B., 1944- author.
Soyer, Daniel, author.
Linden, Diana L., contributor.
ISBN:9781479809066
1479809063
9781479850389
1479850381
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:The definitive history of Jews in New York and how they transformed the cityBased on the acclaimed multi-volume series, City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York, Jewish New York reveals the multifaceted world of one of the city's most important ethnic and religious groups. Spanning three centuries, Jewish New York traces the earliest arrival of Jews 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 huge swaths of apartment buildings. New York Jews helped to make the city the center of the nation's publishing industry and shaped popular culture in music, theater, and the arts. With a strong sense of social justice, a dedication to civil rights and civil liberties, and a belief in the duty of government to provide social welfare for all its citizens, New York Jews influenced the city, state, and nation with a new wave of social activism. In turn, New York transformed Judaism and stimulated religious pluralism, Jewish denominationalism, and contemporary feminism. The city's neighborhoods hosted unbelievably diverse types of Jews, from Communists to Hasidim. Jewish New York not only describes Jews' many positive influences on New York, but also exposes the group's struggles with poverty and anti-Semitism. These injustices reinforced an exemplary commitment to remaking New York into a model multiethnic, multiracial, and multireligious world city.
Other form:Print version: Moore, Deborah Dash. Jewish New York. New York : New York University Press, [2017] 9781479850389
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Frontispiece; Contents; Map of New York City, 1911; Introduction: How New York Became a Jewish City; Part I. 1654-1865; 1. Foundations; 2. Shaking Off Constraints; Part II. 1865-1925; 3. One City, Two Jewish Worlds; 4. Forging Community; 5. The Power of Politics; Part III. 1885-1975; 6. Jewish Geography; 7. Raising Two Generations; 8. Making New York Jews; 9. Wars on the Home Front; Part IV. 1960-2015; 10. Old Turf, New Turf; 11. A Changing City.
  • Visual Essay: An Introduction to the Visual and Material Culture of New York City Jews, 1654-2015, by Diana L. LindenAcknowledgments; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.

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