Looking Backward: True Stories from Chicago's Jewish Past

by Walter Roth

Book Overview

The history of Jews in Chicago is a fascinating, complex and largely unknown story. Thanks to the unstinting efforts of Walter Roth, much of this history has been preserved. Now, for the first time, this material has been distilled into a single volume, chronicling events and people from the late nineteenth century to the end of World War II. There are six broad themes, each of which includes several essays: the first of which is "Chicago Jews and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897335139
• ISBN13: 9780897335133
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.5"