My Future Is in America : Autobiographies of Eastern European Jewish Immigrants / ed. by Daniel Soyer, Jocelyn Cohen.
Cohen, Jocelyn, contributor.; Cohen, Jocelyn, editor.; Domnitz, Aaron, contributor.; Fox, Bertha, contributor.; Goldstein, Minnie, contributor.; Krone, Shmuel, contributor.; Kusnetz, Chaim, contributor.; Kusnetz, Minnie, contributor.; Reisman, Ben, contributor.; Schoenfeld, Rose, contributor.; Silverman, Rose, contributor.; Soyer, Daniel, contributor.; Soyer, Daniel, editor.
2005
DS135.E89 M9 2006
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Title
My Future Is in America : Autobiographies of Eastern European Jewish Immigrants / ed. by Daniel Soyer, Jocelyn Cohen.
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9780814772959
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2005]
Copyright
©2005
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814772959.001.0001 doi
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DS135.E89 M9 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
304.873047
Summary
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 from the 1890s to the 1920s. They include manual workers, shopkeepers, housewives, communal activists, and professionals who came from all parts of Eastern Europe and ushered in a new era in American Jewish history. In their own words, the immigrant writers convey the complexities of the transition between the Old and New Worlds.An Introduction places the writings in historical and literary context, and annotations explain historical and cultural allusions made by the writers. This unique volume introduces readers to the complex world of Yiddish-speaking immigrants while at the same time elucidating important themes and topics of interest to those in immigration studies, ethnic studies, labor history, and literary studies.Published in conjunction with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
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Cohen, Jocelyn, contributor.
Cohen, Jocelyn, editor.
Domnitz, Aaron, contributor.
Fox, Bertha, contributor.
Goldstein, Minnie, contributor.
Krone, Shmuel, contributor.
Kusnetz, Chaim, contributor.
Kusnetz, Minnie, contributor.
Reisman, Ben, contributor.
Schoenfeld, Rose, contributor.
Silverman, Rose, contributor.
Soyer, Daniel, contributor.
Soyer, Daniel, editor.
Cohen, Jocelyn, editor.
Domnitz, Aaron, contributor.
Fox, Bertha, contributor.
Goldstein, Minnie, contributor.
Krone, Shmuel, contributor.
Kusnetz, Chaim, contributor.
Kusnetz, Minnie, contributor.
Reisman, Ben, contributor.
Schoenfeld, Rose, contributor.
Silverman, Rose, contributor.
Soyer, Daniel, contributor.
Soyer, Daniel, editor.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on Annotations and Transliteration
Introduction
Chapter 1. Success or Failure?
Chapter 2. Why I Came to America
Chapter 3. I Have Nothing to Complain About
Chapter 4. Why I Left My Old Home and What I Have Accomplished in America
Chapter 5. What Drove Me to America and My Experiences in Europe and America
Chapter 6. My Future Is in America
Chapter 7. The Movies Pale in Comparison
Chapter 8. Why I Left the Old Country and What I Have Accomplished in America
Chapter 9. I Haven't Lost Anything by Coming to America
Glossary
Index
About the Editors
Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on Annotations and Transliteration
Introduction
Chapter 1. Success or Failure?
Chapter 2. Why I Came to America
Chapter 3. I Have Nothing to Complain About
Chapter 4. Why I Left My Old Home and What I Have Accomplished in America
Chapter 5. What Drove Me to America and My Experiences in Europe and America
Chapter 6. My Future Is in America
Chapter 7. The Movies Pale in Comparison
Chapter 8. Why I Left the Old Country and What I Have Accomplished in America
Chapter 9. I Haven't Lost Anything by Coming to America
Glossary
Index
About the Editors