Middletown Jews: The Tenuous Survival of an American Jewish Community

by Dan Rottenberg

Book Overview

"Middletown Jews . . . takes us, through nineteen fascinating interviews done in 1979, into the lives led by mainly first generation American Jews in a small mid-western city." --San Diego Jewish Times

". . . this brief work speaks volumes about the uncertain future of small-town American Jewry." --Choice

"The book offers a touching portrait that admirably fills gaps, not just in Middletown itself but in histories in general." --Indianapolis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253212065
• ISBN13: 9780253212061
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher