description: In this final volume of a four-volume set, Marcus deals with the coming and the challenge of the East European Jews, 1852 to 1920. He explores settlement and colonization, dispersal to rural areas, life in the large cities, the proletarians, the garment industry, the unions, and socialism. He also describes the life of the middle and upper class East European Jews. Special attention is paid to the growth of Zionism. In the epilogue, Marcus writes about the evolution of the "American Jew." Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: United States Jewry 1776-1985: The East European Period : The Emergence of the American Jew Epilogue
titlecomplete: United States Jewry 1776-1985: The East European Period : The Emergence of the American Jew Epilogue (4)
publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr