The Other Side of the Hudson: A Jewish Immigrant Adventure (The Do It Yourself Jewish Adventure) [Paperback]

Kenneth Roseman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1993 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure

Set in 1850 as the very first large wave of Jews arrives in the United States. How will you survive? Where across America will you go? A Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 5-8-Following a plot-your-own-story format, these short vignettes describe choices available to a male Jewish immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1851 from Neustadt, Germany. From there, readers can travel with him up the Hudson River to Albany, west to San Francisco, or south to New Orleans, with several stops in between. Roseman cleverly integrates historical figures, such as Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, Lazarus Straus, and Ulysses S. Grant, with events in American history. Most of the scenarios involve a development in American-Jewish life, either religious or social. Black-and-white archival photographs, maps, a glossary, and a bibliography of mostly adult titles increase the book's usefulness. While the experiences of Jewish children and women are omitted, the text provides an interesting supplement for studies on emigration or Western expansion.-Bonnie Siegel, Westacres Public Library, West Bloomfield, MI

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Urj Press; First edition (December 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080740506X
• ISBN-13: 978-0807405062
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,483,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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