Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 An Ethnic Economy 10
7. 2 A Family Affair 33
8. 3 Starting Out in the Thirties 54
9. 4 The Landscape of Jewish Life 80
10. 5 From Neighborhood to New Deal 103
11. 6 Private Jewish Philanthropy in the Welfare State 136
12. 7 The Spiritual Depression 166
13. 8 American Jews and the American Dream 197
14. Appendix Report of the Survey of 7,775 Applications to the Federation Employment Service from September 1934 to May 1935 207
15. Abbreviations 211
16. Notes 213
17. Index 261