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World of Our Fathers

Irving Howe

What was it like for two million Jews from Eastern Europe to remake their lives in New York, and what did they keep and lose?

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Author
Irving Howe

Why read it

  • You will see how the dream of a normal life pushed people toward socialism, Zionism and other movements
  • You will understand how newcomers build a culture of their own in a new country, in their own language
  • You will learn to hold two things at once: gratitude for where you come from and a clear eye about it

Who it is for

  • A descendant of immigrants curious about a grandparent's world
  • A New Yorker who walks the Lower East Side and wonders
  • Someone thinking about what newcomers keep and give up

Contents

  1. Introduction by Morris Dickstein
  2. Preface
  3. 1 Toward America
  4. 2 The East Side
  5. 3 The Culture of Yiddish
  6. 4 Dispersion
  7. Epilogue: Questions upon Questions
  8. Image Gallery
  9. Reference Notes
  10. Bibliographical Notes

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