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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Stars of David Stars of David Abigail Pogrebin A collection of intimate conversations with sixty-one prominent Jews--including Mike Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, Steven Spielberg, Beverly Sills, and Larry King--reveals how they feel about their Jewish … OL15833345W
The pious ones The pious ones Berger, Joseph "As the population of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the United States increases to record proportions after near-extinction during the Holocaust, award-winning New York Times journalist and author Joseph Be… OL17935946W
New York's Yiddish theater New York's Yiddish theater Edna Nahshon In the early decades of the twentieth century, a vibrant theatrical culture took shape on New York City's Lower East Side. Original dramas, comedies, musicals, and vaudeville, along with sophisticate… OL20027466W
Jazz Age Jews Jazz Age Jews Michael Alexander "By the 1920s, Jews were - by all economic, political, and cultural measures of the day - making it in America. But as these children of immigrants took their places in American society, many deliber… OL2379955W
The American Jew The American Jew Dan Cohn-Sherbok,Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok The American Jewish community is more influential than ever before. Who are these Jews? Do they speak with one voice? How have they become so rich and powerful? What do their non-Jewish neighbors thi… OL57195W