Jewish New York: The Remarkable Story of a City and a People

Jewish New York: The Remarkable Story of a City and a People

The definitive history of Jews in New York and how they transformed the city
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Based 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 cityâ€™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. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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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 nationâ€™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.Â
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In turn, New York transformed Judaism and stimulated religious pluralism, Jewish denominationalism, and contemporary feminism. The cityâ€™s neighborhoods hosted unbelievably diverse types of Jews, from Communists to Hasidim.Â Â
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Jewish New York not only describes Jewsâ€™ many positive influences on New York, but also exposes the groupâ€™s struggles with poverty and anti-Semitism. Â These injustices reinforced an exemplary commitment to remaking New York into a model multiethnic, multiracial, and multireligious world city.Â
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Country USA
Brand NYU Press
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2017-10-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781479850389

Country	USA
Brand	NYU Press
Manufacturer	NYU Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2017-10-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781479850389

Jewish New York: The Remarkable Story of a City and a People

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