Tenement Saga: The Lower East Side and Early Jewish American Writers

Autori

• Sanford Sternlicht

Parametri

• Biografie e pensieri
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Storia

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In this book, Sanford Sternlicht shares his childhood experiences in New York City's Lower East Side, where nearly two million Jewish immigrants settled from 1882 to 1924. He explores the influence of early 20th-century writers and the evolution of Yiddish culture amidst themes of gender, crime, politics, and assimilation.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2004

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