World of Our Fathers - Hardcover

Howe, Irving; Libo, Kenneth

 
9780151463534: World of Our Fathers

Synopsis

Recounts the experiences of the East European Jews who settled in New York's East Side

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Book Description

A daring work of broad historical range, telling the story of the two million East European Jews who emigrated to the United States in the 1880s and the lives they made for themselves.

About the Author

Irving Howe is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has taught at Brandeis and Stanford universities and has lectured all over the States. He has co-edited anthologies of Yiddish literature and is the co-editor of Dissent magazine.

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