Twenty-eight selections from the writings of some of the best-known American-Jewish novelists, dramatists, critics, and historians span the social and cultural history of American Jews in the twentieth century. Often joyous, occasionally tragic, they provide a fascinating record—from immigration to assimilation, from life in the ghetto to the current movement by many to recapture their Jewish identity. At once personal and historical, the selections are poignant and moving testimonies to the perseverance of the American-Jewish people.
Twenty-eight selections from the writings of some of the best-known American-Jewish novelists, dramatists, critics, and historians span the social and cultural history of American Jews in the twentieth century. Often joyous, occasionally tragic, they provide a fascinating record—from immigration to assimilation, from life in the ghetto to the current movement by many to recapture their Jewish identity. At once personal and historical, the selections are poignant and moving testimonies to the perseverance of the American-Jewish people.
Writing Our Lives: Autobiographies of American Jews, 1890-1990
384
Writing Our Lives: Autobiographies of American Jews, 1890-1990
384Hardcover(1st ed)
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| ISBN-13: | 9780827603936 |
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| Publisher: | The Jewish Publication Society |
| Publication date: | 08/01/1991 |
| Edition description: | 1st ed |
| Pages: | 384 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x (d) |