Awards

• Winner of A Selection of the Jewish Book Club.

Overview

""Hannah Kliger has provided an important service to historians . . . "" —Journal of American Ethnic History "" . . . Hannah Kliger has provided a valuable primary source for studying immigrant Jewry and has argued forcefully for the resiliency and adaptability of ethnic institutions as mechanisms for Jewish adaptation and survival."" —American Jewish Archives Struggling to cope in a strange land, immigrants in the early years of this century gathered with compatriots from their old hometowns and with family for their social life and to form support systems. Here is an illuminating portrait of community life among Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, as seen by participants in landsmanshaftn (hometown associations) and family circles. Prepared in the 1930s through the WPA-sponsored Yiddish Writer's Group, this revealing document is published here for the first time.

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Author:   Hannah Kliger ,  Hannah Kliger ,  Hannah Kliger
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Edition:   Annotated
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9780253331281

ISBN 10:   0253331285
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   22 July 1992
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Part One: Documenting Jewish Immigration: New York Jewish Writers and the Works Progress Administration Part Two: The WPA's Jewish Landsmanshaftn and Family Circles in New York An Annotated Edition Prepared by Hannah Kliger Introductory Note 1. The Present State of the Lansmanshftn 2. The Social Role of the Landsmanshaftn 3. The Constitutions of the Landsmanshaftn 4. The Souvenir Journals of the New York Landsmanshftn 5. The East European Background of the Jewish Family 6. Jewish Family Circles 7. Jewish Famlily Life in New York City 8. Three Generations Part Three: Contemporary Lanslayt in New York: Continuities and Discontinuities Bibliographic Guide Appendix From The Jewish Landsmanshftn of New York From Jewish Families and Family Circles of New York From Jewish Landsmanschaften and Family Circles in New York Notes Index Illustrations follow p. 15

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HANNAH KLIGER, Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has published articles on the communication of ethnic identity in immigrant communities.

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