The Nurturing Neighborhood: The Brownsville Boys Club and Jewish Community in Urban America, 1940-1990

The American Social Experience Series

by Gerald Sorin

Drawing heavily on the reminiscences of the Brownsville boys themselves, and skillfully integrating these with material from newspapers, books, and commentary of the time, Sorin creates an original and compelling picture of the communal and individual vitality that allowed an unusual and heartening social achievement.

Hardcover

First published April 1, 1990