| In the Golden Land: A Century of Russian and Soviet Jewish Immigration in America Contributor(s): Simon, Rita J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275957314 ISBN-13: 9780275957315 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Social Science | Demography - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 96032467 |
| Series: 167 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.4" W x 9.56" (1.04 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From 1870 to 1900, over a half million Russian Jews came to the United States. Russian Jewish emigration had ceased by the 1920s due to the effects of the First World War, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Quota Acts, but a century later, Jews from the former Soviet Union began to emigrate in large numbers. This detailed account describes the motivations of Russian and Soviet Jews for leaving their homeland and their subsequent adjustments to life in the United States. Simon, a sociologist, provides insight into who these Jewish immigrants were and are, what they accomplished, and how they have been viewed. |