Jazz Age Jews

by Michael Alexander and Michael Alexander

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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 deliberately identified with groups that remained excluded. Despite their success, Jews embraced resistance more than acculturation, preferring marginal status to assimilation.

The stories of Al Jolson, Felix Frankfurter, and Arnold Rothstein are told...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691116539

ISBN13:9780691116532

Release Date:August 2003

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.04 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.7" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

20th Century Ethnic & National History Jewish Minority Studies Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Textbooks

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