| Oxford Circle: The Jewish Community of Northeast Philadelphia Contributor(s): Meyers, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738536210 ISBN-13: 9780738536217 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 974.811 |
| LCCN: 2004104491 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.5" W x 9.28" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Locality - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Jewish community of Northeast Philadelphia was created by the relocation of secondgeneration eastern European Jews from the neighborhoods of Strawberry Mansion and South, North, and West Philadelphia. Serving more than one hundred thousand Jewish residents at its height, Northeast Philadelphia consisted of ten distinctive neighborhoods, including Feltonville, Oxford Circle, Tacony, and Mayfair. During the twentieth century, thousands of Jewish families were attracted to the area by the houses built along Roosevelt Boulevard for soldiers returning home from World War II. Welsh Road catered to younger families, and wealthier families resided along Bustleton Avenue and Fox Chase and Verree Roads. Today, the influx of strictly orthodox Jewish residents has given rise to a third generation of Jewish life in Northeast Philadelphia. |
Contributor Bio(s): Meyers, Allen: - Oxford Circle is Allen Meyers's sixth book on the Jewish neighborhoods of Philadelphia. A graduate of Gratz Hebrew College and a local historian, he is invested in a lifelong project to document the city's Jewish history. |