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Memoir / Judaica / American Studies

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The Tenement Saga The Lower East Side and Early Jewish American Writers Sanford Sternlicht Terrace Books "'Roots-gathering,' Jewish style!"—Sanford Pinsker, author of The Schlemiel as Metaphor Nearly two million Jewish men, women, and children emigrated from Eastern Europe between 1882 and 1924 and settled in, or passed through, the Lower East Side of New York City. Sanford Sternlicht tells of his own childhood in this vibrant neighborhood and puts it within the context of fourteen early twentieth-century East Side writers who defined this new "Jewish homeland" and paved the way for the later great Jewish American novelists. Sternlicht discusses the role of women, the Yiddish Theater, secular values, the struggle between generations, street crime, labor unions, and the importance of newspapers and periodicals. He documents the decline of Yiddish culture as these immigrants blended into "The Golden Land." Sanford Sternlicht, author of many books, including Student Companion to Elie Wiesel and Chaim Potok: A Critical Companion, is professor of English at Syracuse University. This book draws upon Sternlicht's popular talks and lessons to students on field trips to the Lower East Side, where they experience its sights, sounds, history, and monuments (such as the famous Katz's Deli). For more information contact our publicity manager, Chris Caldwell, phone: (608) 263-0734, email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu

December 2002 LC: 2004012828 PS 188 pp.   6 x 9 Cloth $45.00 s ISBN 978-0-299-20480-8 Paper $17.95 t ISBN 978-0-299-20484-6 e-book $12.95 t ISBN 978-0-299-20483-9   Adobe Digital Edition (PDF) About our e-books Printing and cut/paste allowed, access on six different devices. ADD TO CART       Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature.

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