FAMILY OF STRANGERS by Molly Cone, Howard Droker, Jacqueline Williams ( 9780295982977 )

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Title:

FAMILY OF STRANGERS
BUILDING A JEWISH COMMUNITY IN WASHINGTON STATE

By:

Molly Cone, Howard Droker, Jacqueline Williams

Format:

Hardback

List price:	£40.00
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ISBN 10:

0295982977

ISBN 13:

9780295982977

Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS

Pub. date:

31 May, 2003

Pages:

416

Description:

Provides the comprehensive account of Washington State's Jewish residents. This book presents regional politics, neighborhood histories, local responses to the plight of Europe's Jews during World War II, commercial and business enterprises, histories of congregations, organizational philanthropy and social work.

Synopsis:

2004 Washington State Book Award Finalist Family of Strangers draws on hundreds of newspaper accounts, articles, and oral histories to provide the first comprehensive account of Washington States Jewish residents. The first Jewish immigrants came in a small trickle during the middle of the nineteenth century, and then in larger numbers during the open-door era that stretched to 1924. They included Ashkenazim primarily from the cities, towns, and shtetls of central and eastern Europe and Sephardim from the Mediterranean Basin. Followed by European Jews fleeing persecution by the Nazis and discrimination by the Soviet Union, their numbers grew with the arrival of American Jews who were part of the great westward movement in the postwar era. Isolated from the large centers of American Jewish life, speaking different languages -- German, Yiddish, Ladino, and others -- and following different religious customs, initially these groups had little in common other than their identification as Jews, but they succeeded in developing a community whose members made notable contributions to the civic and cultural history of Washington State.Regional politics, lively neighborhood histories, local responses to the plight of Europes Jews during World War II, commercial and business enterprises, detailed histories of congregations, organizational philanthropy and social work, and the contributions of Washingtons Jewish musicians and artists are presented in this generously illustrated book, often through the voices of those who took part. The vibrant life stories of dozens of notable local individuals are embedded in the overall context of how the Jews of Washington State organized a group of complementary and thriving cultural and religious communities.

Illustrations:

123 illus.

Publication:

Imprint:

University of Washington Press

Returns:

Returnable

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