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Jews in Gotham: New York Jews in a Changing City, 1920-2010
Jews in Gotham follows the Jewish saga in ever-changing New York City from the end of the First World War into the first decade of the new millennium. This lively portrait details the complex dynamics that caused Jews to persist, abandon, or be left behind in their neighborhoods during critical moments of the past century. It shows convincingly that New York retained its preeminence as the capital of American Jews because of deep roots in local worlds.
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Jews in Gotham: New York Jews in a Changing City, 1920-2010
Jews in Gotham follows the Jewish saga in ever-changing New York City from the end of the First World War into the first decade of the new millennium. This lively portrait details the complex dynamics that caused Jews to persist, abandon, or be left behind in their neighborhoods during critical moments of the past century. It shows convincingly that New York retained its preeminence as the capital of American Jews because of deep roots in local worlds.
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Jews in Gotham: New York Jews in a Changing City, 1920-2010
Jews in Gotham follows the Jewish saga in ever-changing New York City from the end of the First World War into the first decade of the new millennium. This lively portrait details the complex dynamics that caused Jews to persist, abandon, or be left behind in their neighborhoods during critical moments of the past century. It shows convincingly that New York retained its preeminence as the capital of American Jews because of deep roots in local worlds.
Jeffrey S. Gurock is the Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University. He has written or edited 25 books, including Jews in Gotham, which in 2012 was honored as Winner, Everett Family Foundation Award, Jewish Book of the Year, Jewish Book Council.
Table of Contents
Foreword Deborah Dash Moore xi
General Editor's Acknowledgments xxv
Author's Acknowledgments xxvii
Prologue: Neighborhood Dreams and Urban Promises 1
1 Building and Sustaining Common Ground 9
2 Friends or Ideologues 39
3 During Catastrophe and Triumph 73
4 Élan of a Jewish City 101
5 Crises and Contention 127
6 Amid Decline and Revival 151
7 Renewed Activism 185
Epilogue: In a New Millennium 211
Visual Essay: An Introduction to the Visual and Material Culture of New York City Jews, 1920-2010 Diana L. Linden 223
