At the edge of a dream : the story of Jewish immigrants on New York's Lower East Side 1880-1920 / Lawrence J. Epstein.

Author/creator Epstein, Lawrence J.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSan Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2007.
Descriptionxv, 299 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Jews--New York (State). --New York. --History.
Jews--Migrations.
Jews, East European--New York (State). --New York. --History.
New York (N.Y.)--Emigration and immigration. --History.
Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Contents Escaping from the Old World -- Landing at Ellis Island -- Life in the tenements -- Working on the Lower East Side -- Life on these mean streets -- Romance in the New World -- Children and families -- Politics and strife -- The opponents of Jewish immigration -- A helping hand -- Religion and its rebels -- Refuge on the Lower East Side -- Yiddish theater -- Yiddish journalism -- Yiddish literature -- The end of an era -- The legacy of the Lower East Side.
General note"An Arthur Kurzweil book."
General note"A Lower East Side Tenement Museum book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-287) and index.
LCCN 2007004000
ISBN9780787986223 (cloth)
ISBN0787986224 (cloth)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F128.9.J5 E67 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold