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Traces the story of Eastern Europe's Jews to America and offers a rich portrayal of the East European Jewish experience in New York. It is useful reading for those interested in understanding why these forebears to many American Jews made the decision to leave their homelands, and the challenges these new Jewish Americans faced.

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"World of Our Fathers is a book for Jew and non-Jew, for immigrants and native-born Americans. It is a book for all people." -Chicago Tribune Book World "Irving Howe has written a great book ... a marvelous narrative." -The New York Times Book Review

World of Our Fathers The Journey of the East

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A Paperback / softback by Irving Howe, Morris Dickstein

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    Publisher: New York University Press
    Publication Date: 01/10/2005
    ISBN13: 9780814736852, 978-0814736852
    ISBN10: 0814736858
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Traces the story of Eastern Europe's Jews to America and offers a rich portrayal of the East European Jewish experience in New York. It is useful reading for those interested in understanding why these forebears to many American Jews made the decision to leave their homelands, and the challenges these new Jewish Americans faced.

    Trade Review
    "World of Our Fathers is a book for Jew and non-Jew, for immigrants and native-born Americans. It is a book for all people." -Chicago Tribune Book World "Irving Howe has written a great book ... a marvelous narrative." -The New York Times Book Review

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