Dispersing the Ghetto: The Relocation of Jewish Immigrants Across America

by Jack Glazier

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In the early 20th century, the population of New York City's Lower East Side swelled with vast numbers of eastern European Jewish immigrants. The tenements, whose inhabitants faced poverty and frequent unemployment, provoked the hostile attention of immigration restrictionists, many of whom disdained Jews, racial minorities, and foreigners as inferior. Accordingly, they aimed to stifle the growth of dense ethnic settlements by curtailing immigration...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0870137476

ISBN13:9780870137471

Release Date:January 2006

Publisher:Michigan State University Press

Length:245 Pages

Weight:0.77 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

20th Century Ethnic Studies History History of Religion Judaism Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics State & Local

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