Trenton's Jews: Beginning, Adaptation and Achieving the American Dream - Couverture souple

Finkle, Arthur L.

 
9783639794441: Trenton's Jews: Beginning, Adaptation and Achieving the American Dream
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639794443 ISBN 13 : 9783639794441
Editeur : Hadassa Word Press, 2016

Synopsis

An account of a small industrial city, Trenton, that became a haven for immigrating Jews (German Jews in the 1850’s; and the Russian, Polish, Hungarian and Romanian Jews in 1881-1914). The story delves into the immigrant periods of a displaced people adapting to a completely new environment. It follow its people, its institutions, its work and its eventual economic success. Later, the story line explores the Second Generation of this Russian community, along with the older and smaller German Jewish community, and the amalgamating influences of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) and other secular organizations ‘Americanizing’ the Jewish community. Trenton is one of many small cities that served as havens for Jewish refugees who came to the land of opportunity to eventually achieve the American dream.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

An account of a small industrial city, Trenton, that became a haven for immigrating Jews (German Jews in the 1850’s; and the Russian, Polish, Hungarian and Romanian Jews in 1881-1914). The story delves into the immigrant periods of a displaced people adapting to a completely new environment. It follow its people, its institutions, its work and its eventual economic success. Later, the story line explores the Second Generation of this Russian community, along with the older and smaller German Jewish community, and the amalgamating influences of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) and other secular organizations ‘Americanizing’ the Jewish community. Trenton is one of many small cities that served as havens for Jewish refugees who came to the land of opportunity to eventually achieve the American dream.

Biographie de l'auteur

Graduating from The Wharton Graduate School and certified as a Reform Jewish Educator, ARTHUR L. FINKLE, is an Advanced Practitioner, Association for Conflict Resolution. He has taught numerous business and social science undergraduate and graduate courses at Rutgers University, Rider University, Kean University and Mercer County Community College.

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Éditeur
Hadassa Word Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639794443
ISBN 13 
9783639794441
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
156
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Personne responsable
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