Between 1880 and 1914, Eastern European Jewish immigrants in New York's Lower East Side defined themselves as American not only by their occupations or education but by their spending practices as well. Jewish immigrants assimilated into American culture through the purchase of fashions, material goods, and resort vacations, combined with Jewish social and religious traditions to create a unique and innovative American identity.
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A very important book... at the cutting edge of what should be an exciting new scholarly development... opening up whole areas of behavior which [historians] previously shrugged off as irrelevant.
(Journal of American Ethnic History )Well written... creative in its use of a wide range of primary source material.
(Canadian Review of American Studies )Raises interesting questions about the immigrant experience in a gracefully written style.
(Journal of Consumer Affairs )An important book that invites reflection upon the national character.
(American Jewish Archives )About the Author
Andrew R. Heinze is Professor of American History at the University of San Francisco.
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I used to work in academia, which is when I published JEWS AND THE AMERICAN SOUL and ADAPTING TO ABUNDANCE. In 2007 I left academia and took up playwriting. One of my comedies, THE FQ (about obscenity and cable TV), will be published in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS, 2011 (Smith & Kraus). I have a blog for writers on my website, along with links and info about essays and plays I've written. Here's the address: www.andrewheinze.com. Pay me a visit!
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Really original research! A classic.,
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I am a history teacher, a Jew, and a woman. This book showed a real respect and understanding of the Jewish women's role in the history of American culture. My grandmother also loves it.
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This book was a genuinely original piece of research. I loved it. You can learn about Jews, about consumption, and about America. I was lucky enough to hear Dr. Heinze speak a few years ago on Jewish Women in America, and he (unlike many other writers on the subject) really understands the role of Jewish women - yesterday and today.
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Material possessions are intrinsic to human identity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, European Jews, Uneeda Biscuit, Abraham Cahan, Yiddishes Tageblatt, Grand Street, World War, American Jewish, Russian Pale, Adolph Zukor, American Jews, Fast Side, New Jersey, Elizabeth Stern, German Jews, Moe Levy, National Biscuit Company, William Fox, After the Civil War, Coney Island, David Blaustein, Ivory Soap, Marcus Ravage, Quaker Oats, Russian Jews New!
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Material possessions are intrinsic to human identity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, European Jews, Uneeda Biscuit, Abraham Cahan, Yiddishes Tageblatt, Grand Street, World War, American Jewish, Russian Pale, Adolph Zukor, American Jews, Fast Side, New Jersey, Elizabeth Stern, German Jews, Moe Levy, National Biscuit Company, William Fox, After the Civil War, Coney Island, David Blaustein, Ivory Soap, Marcus Ravage, Quaker Oats, Russian Jews New!
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- American in the Making: Life Story of an Immigrant by M.E. Ravage on 9 pages
- The Rise of David Levinsky (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Abraham Cahan on 7 pages
- The Promised Land (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Mary Antin on 5 pages
- The Golden Door: Italian and Jewish Immigrant Mobility in New York City 1880-1915 by Thomas Kessner on 4 pages
- The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen on page 18, page 117, and Back Matter
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- Her Works Praise Her by Hasia Diner on 6 pages
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