New York Jews and Great Depression - (Modern Jewish History) by Beth Wenger (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Chronicling the experience of New York City's Jewish families during the Great Depression, this work tells the story of a generation of immigrants and their children as they faced an uncertain future in America.

Review Quotes

An important contribution. . . . It deals with a period that has been documented largely in terms of political organization and crisis, rather than in terms of the everyday life and culture of]ews.-- "Journal of Jewish Studies"

Weaving together oral histories, communal records, memoirs, novels and newspaper reports into a rich narrative, Wenger provides a model for how to write social history that highlights the intersection of ethnicity, class, and gender. The analysis is smart, the prose lively, and the physical product strikingly elegant. Each chapter is a gem.-- "American Jewish History"

A first-rate history.-- "Gerald Sorin"

About the Author

Beth S. Wenger is the Kate Family Term Chair in American Jewish History at the University of Pennsylvania where she is an assistant professor of history.