My Future Is in America: Autobiographies of Eastern European Jewish Immigrants

by Daniel Soyer and Jocelyn Cohen

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In 1942, YIVO held a contest for the best autobiography by a Jewish immigrant on the theme "Why I Left the Old Country and What I Have Accomplished in America." Chosen from over two hundred entries, and translated from Yiddish, the nine life stories in My Future Is in America provide a compelling portrait of American Jewish life in the immigrant generation at the turn of the twentieth century.
The writers arrived in America in every decade...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814716954

ISBN13:9780814716953

Release Date:April 2008

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:329 Pages

Weight:1.14 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Biographies Ethnic & National Historical History of Religion Jewish Judaism Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Social Sciences

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