Opis: Coalfield Jews An Appalachian History - Deborah R. Weiner, Weiner

"Coalfield Jews" explores the intersection of two simultaneous historic events: central Appalachia's transformative coal boom (1880s-1920), and the mass migration of eastern European Jews to America. Travelling to southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southwestern Virginia to investigate the coal boom's opportunities, some Jewish immigrants found success as retailers and established numerous small but flourishing Jewish communities. Deborah R. Weiner's Coalfield Jews provides the first extended study of Jews in Appalachia, exploring where they settled, how they made their place within a surprisingly receptive dominant culture, how they competed with coal company stores, interacted with their non-Jewish neighbours, and maintained a strong Jewish identity deep in the heart of the Appalachian mountains. To tell this story, Weiner draws on a wide range of primary sources in social, cultural, religious, labour, economic, and regional history. She also includes moving personal statements, from oral histories, as well as archival sources, to create a holistic portrayal of Jewish life that will challenge commonly held views of Appalachia as well as the American Jewish experience. "Deborah R. Weiner chronicles the lives and communities of Jewish residents of small town Appalachia in this well researched book. . . . The book's careful reconstruction of the lives of those small town Jews no doubt appeals to descendents of the coalfield communities."--"Journal of American History "

Szczegóły: Coalfield Jews An Appalachian History - Deborah R. Weiner, Weiner

Tytuł: Coalfield Jews An Appalachian History
Autor: Deborah R. Weiner, Weiner
Producent: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252073359
Rok produkcji: 2006
Ilość stron: 264
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.47 kg

Recenzje: Coalfield Jews An Appalachian History - Deborah R. Weiner, Weiner