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The Jews of Chicago: From Shtetl to Suburb (Ethnic History of Chicago)
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Irving Cutler (Author)
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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 Torme, 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. 162 black & white photographs, 1 line drawing, 7 tables CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
About the Author
Irving Cutler is professor emeritus of geography at Chicago State University and a founding member of the Chicago Jewish Historical Society. He has written extensively on Chicago and is well known for his tours by boat and bus and for his illustrated lectures on Chicago.
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- Contributor: Irving Cutler
- Imprint: University of Illinois Press
- ISBN13: 9780252076442
- Number of Pages: 336
- Packaged Dimensions: 197x279x25mm
- Packaged Weight: 739
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Release Date: 2008-12-12
- Series: Ethnic History of Chicago
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Irving Cutler is professor emeritus of geography at Chicago State University and a founding member of the Chicago Jewish Historical Society. He has written extensively on Chicago and is well known for his tours by boat and bus and for his illustrated lectures on Chicago.
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