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Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880-1939 Author: Daniel Soyer $5.98 |
Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880-1939 |
Editorial Review:
An award-winning study of a vital immigrant institution and the formation of American ethnic identity.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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By chronicling the history of the landsmanshaftn in American consciousness, Soyer successfully argues against the idea that Americanization was a process imposed upon from above; rather, that Americanization was pursued independently by Eastern European immigrants, thus granting them agency. The changing economy, increased industrialization, and growing populations as well as anti Semitism in Russia and Romania forced Jews from across Eastern Europe to migrate to New York. It was in America that the Jewish...
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