New York Jews and the Decline of Urban Ethnicity: 1950-1970

by Eli Lederhendler

The first book-length study of Jewish culture and ethnicity in New York City after World War II.

Here is an intriguing look at the cause and effect of New York City politics and culture in the 1950s and 1960s and the inner life of one of the city's largest ethnic religious groups. The New York Jewish mystique has always been tied to the, fabric and fortunes of the city, as has the community's social aspirations, political inclinations, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815607113
• ISBN13: 9780815607113
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"