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1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 22 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Anna Fields. |
| Summary |
Nearly three million Jews came to America from Eastern Europe between 1880 and the outbreak of World War I, filled with the hope of life in a new land. Most were young, single, uneducated, and unskilled; many were children or teens. They were, in a sense, unfinished citizens of either the old or the new world. Within two generations, these newcomers settled and prospered in the densely populated Yiddish-speaking neighborhoods of New York City. Against this backdrop, Ruth Gay narrates their rarely told story, bringing alive the vitality of the streets, markets, schools, synagogues, and tenement halls where a new version of America was invented in the 1920s and 30s. An intimate, unforgettable account, Unfinished People is a unique and vibrant portrait of a resilient people in their daily trials and rituals. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Jews, East European -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
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| Added Author |
Fields, Anna. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982481964 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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198248196X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12395011 |
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