Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880-1939: Jewish 'landsmanshaftn' in American Culture (American Jewish Civilization Series) - Daniel Soyer - Books - Wayne State University Press - 9780814330326 - 2002
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Daniel Soyer
Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880-1939: Jewish 'landsmanshaftn' in American Culture (American Jewish Civilization Series)

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Landsmanshaftn, associations of immigrants from the same hometown, became the most popular form of organization among Eastern European Jewish immigrants to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jewish Immigrant Associations, by Daniel Soyer, holds an in-depth discussion on the importance of these hometown societies that provided members with valuable material benefits and served as arenas for formal and informal social interaction. In addition to discussing both continuity and transformation as features of the immigrant experience, this approach recognizes that ethnic identity is a socially constructed and malleable phenomenon. Soyer explores this process of construction by raising more specific questions about what immigrants themselves have meant by Americanization and how their hometown associations played an important part in the process.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released 2002
ISBN13 9780814330326
Publishers Wayne State University Press
Pages 320
Dimensions 170 × 230 × 20 mm   ·   521 g
Language English  

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