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12 Jews and Politics in New York City
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Daniel Soyer
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction: New York as a Jewish City vii
- Important Note xvi
- 1 Colonial Jews in New Amsterdam, New York, and the Atlantic World 1
- 2 New York Jews and the Early Republic 19
- 3 The Other Jews: Jewish Immigrants from Central Europe in New York, 1820–1880 39
- 4 From the Pale of Settlement to the Lower East Side: Early Hardships of Russian Immigrant Jews 62
- 5 Yiddish New York 91
- 6 “Impostors”: Levantine Jews and the Limits of Jewish New York 115
- 7 Jewish Builders in New York City, 1880–1980 147
- 8 New York Jews and American Literature 168
- 9 “I Never Think About Being Jewish—Until I Leave New York”: Jewish Art in New York City, 1900 to the Present 184
- 10 Jewish Geography in New York Neighborhoods, 1945–2000 205
- 11 New York and American Judaism 229
- 12 Jews and Politics in New York City 256
- 13 How Are New York City Jews Different from Other American Jews? 278
- Contributors 296
- Index 299
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction: New York as a Jewish City vii
- Important Note xvi
- 1 Colonial Jews in New Amsterdam, New York, and the Atlantic World 1
- 2 New York Jews and the Early Republic 19
- 3 The Other Jews: Jewish Immigrants from Central Europe in New York, 1820–1880 39
- 4 From the Pale of Settlement to the Lower East Side: Early Hardships of Russian Immigrant Jews 62
- 5 Yiddish New York 91
- 6 “Impostors”: Levantine Jews and the Limits of Jewish New York 115
- 7 Jewish Builders in New York City, 1880–1980 147
- 8 New York Jews and American Literature 168
- 9 “I Never Think About Being Jewish—Until I Leave New York”: Jewish Art in New York City, 1900 to the Present 184
- 10 Jewish Geography in New York Neighborhoods, 1945–2000 205
- 11 New York and American Judaism 229
- 12 Jews and Politics in New York City 256
- 13 How Are New York City Jews Different from Other American Jews? 278
- Contributors 296
- Index 299