1929: Mapping the Jewish World

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1929 THE GOLDSTEIN-GOREN SERIES IN AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY General Editor: Hasia R. Diner We Remember with Reverence and Love American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945–1962 Hasia R. Diner Is Diss a System? A Milt Gross Comic Reader Edited by Ari Y. Kelman All Together Different Yiddish Socialists, Garment Workers, and the Labor Roots of Multiculturalism Daniel Katz Jews and Booze Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition Marni Davis Jewish Radicals A Documentary History Tony Michels 1929 Mapping the Jewish World Edited by Hasia R. Diner and Gennady Estraikh 1929 Mapping the Jewish World Edited by Hasia R. Diner and Gennady Estraikh a NEW YORK UNIVERSIT Y PRESS New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2013 by New York University All rights reserved References to Internet Websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 1929 : mapping the Jewish world / edited by Hasia R. Diner and Gennady Estraikh. pages ; cm— (The Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish history) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8147-2020-2 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-8147-2021-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Jew—United States—History—20th century. 2. Jew—History—20th century. 3. Jews—United States—Politics and government—20th century. 4. Jews—Politics and government—20th century. 5. Jews—United States—Intellectual life—20th century. 6. Jews—Intellectual life—20th century. 7. Jews—United States—Social life and customs—20th century. 8. Jews—Social life and customs—20th century. 9. Jews—United States—Charities.—History—20th century. 10. Jews—Migrations—History—20th century. I. Diner, Hasia R., editor. II. Estraikh, G. (Gennady), editor. III. Title: Nineteen twenty nine. E184.354.A14 2013 973'.04924—dc23 2013006920 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...