World of Our Fathers [Hardcover]

Irving Howe (Author), Kenneth Libo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1989

It was a great adventure--the emigration in the 1880s of two million Jews from East Europe to the United States. Many settled in New York, where they attempted to maintain their own Yiddish culture even while making their way into American society. Howe tells the story of these people--from sweatshop to Hollywood studio, from yeshiva to university, every aspect of Jewish life is vividly depicted.

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"A stirring evocation of the adventure and trauma of migration." -- Newsweek --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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"A stirring evocation of the adventure and trauma of migration."--Newsweek --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 714 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0151463530
• ISBN-13: 978-0151463534
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,054,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The book was exactly what I wanted!, December 28, 2009

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This review is from: WORLD OF OUR FATHERS The Journey Of The East European Jews To America And The Life They Found And Made (Hardcover)

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