World of Our Fathers

by Irving Howe

Book Overview

A new 30th Anniversary paperback edition of an award-winning classic. Winner of the National Book Award, 1976 World of Our Fathers traces the story of Eastern Europe's Jews to America over four decades. Beginning in the 1880s, it offers a rich portrayal of the East European Jewish experience in New York, and shows how the immigrant generation tried to maintain their Yiddish culture while becoming American. It is essential reading for those interested...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671227556
• ISBN13: 9780671227555
• Release Date: June 1976
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 714 Pages
• Weight: 2.59 lbs.