The Jews of Chicago: From Shtetl to Suburb
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Book Overview
Vividly told and richly illustrated with more than 160 photographs, The Jews of Chicago is the fascinating story of the cultural, religious, fraternal, economic, and everyday life of Chicago's Jews. This edition of Irving Cutler's definitive historical volume also includes a new foreword written by the author. The first comprehensive history of Chicago's Jewish population in eighty years, The Jews of Chicago brings to life the people, events, neighborhoods, and institutions that helped shape today's Jewish community. Cutler intertwines neighborhood histories with representative biographical vignettes of some of Chicago's best known figures, such as Edna Ferber, Saul Bellow, Benny Goodman, Mel Torm , Studs Terkel, Paul Muni, Mandy Patinkin, Emil G. Hirsch, Julius Rosenwald, Dankmar Adler, Arthur Goldberg, Philip Klutznick, and many others. From their roots in the Old Country to their present-day communities, Cutler captures in extraordinary detail the remarkable saga of the Jews of Chicago.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0252021851
ISBN13:9780252021855
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:2.67 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 8.0" x 11.3"
Customer Reviews
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My Home Town
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Great description of when I grew up in Chicago (1932-1952), which I left for the Air Force in 1952. Rarely visited after that, but found great changes when I did visit. I enjoyed particulary the maps and pictures of how the city was while I was maturing and going to school. I recommend this book for anyone living there now or in the past.
Jewish Chicago-a Historical Insight
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
As a former Chicagoan, I found the book to be most informative as well as interesting. The book was thoroughly researched and well presented. Although I grew up in the Jewish community of Chicago, there were many historical facts that I had no prior knowledge of. One story that I found particularly interesting involved the Great Chicago Fire. The fire actually started on the eve of the Jewish Holiday of Simchat Torah. During this holiday, the Torah scrolls are danced with in the streets. The fact that the scrolls were outside when the fire broke out may have actually saved many lives, as well as the Torah scrolls. Cutler's book made me aware of the rich cultural tapestry that formed Chicago's Jewish community. Even non- Chicagoans will find this book enlightening.
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