| A New Beginning: The Jews of Historic Lowell, Massachusetts Contributor(s): Kolack, Shirley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820422630 ISBN-13: 9780820422633 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 96041811 |
| Physical Information: 102 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A New Beginning: The Jews of Historic Lowell, Massachusetts" explores the experiences of Jews in Lowell from the mid-19th century to the present. Using in-depth case studies over generations of representative Jewish families, this book examines the settlement patterns of Jews, their occupational roles from mill workers to pedlars to entrepreneurs, as well as the founding of synagogues and self-help organizations. It also documents the adjustment of Jews to the industrial city of Lowell, as well as to the larger society. Striving to maintain their cultural and religious identity, Jews sought acceptance from the wider society. |