Jewish Hometown Associations and Family Circles in New York

The WPA Yiddish Writers' Group Study

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

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"Hannah Kliger has provided an important service to historians . . . " —Journal of American Ethnic History" . . . Hannah Kliger has provided a valuable primary source for studying immigrant Jewry and has argued forcefully for the resiliency and adaptability of ethnic institutions as mechanisms for Jewish adaptation and survival." —American Jewish ArchivesStruggling to cope in a strange land, immigrants in the early years of this century gathered with compatriots from their old hometowns and with family for their social life and to form support systems. Here is an illuminating portrait of community life among Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, as seen by participants in landsmanshaftn (hometown associations) and family circles. Prepared in the 1930s through the WPA-sponsored Yiddish Writer's Group, this revealing document is published here for the first time.

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Utgivningsdatum1992-07-22
Mått156 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt513 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieModern Jewish Experience
Antal sidor180
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253331281

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PrefacePart One: Documenting Jewish Immigration: New York Jewish Writers and the Works Progress AdministrationPart Two: The WPA's "Jewish Landsmanshaftn and Family Circles in New York"An Annotated Edition Prepared by Hannah KligerIntroductory Note1. The Present State of the Lansmanshftn2. The Social Role of the Landsmanshaftn3. The Constitutions of the Landsmanshaftn4. The Souvenir Journals of the New York Landsmanshftn5. The East European Background of the Jewish Family6. Jewish Family Circles7. Jewish Famlily Life in New York City8. Three GenerationsPart Three: Contemporary Lanslayt in New York: Continuities and DiscontinuitiesBibliographic GuideAppendixFrom The Jewish Landsmanshftn of New YorkFrom Jewish Families and Family Circles of New YorkFrom Jewish Landsmanschaften and Family Circles in New YorkNotesIndexIllustrations follow p. 15