Our Parents' Lives: Jewish Assimilation in Everyday Life

by Neil M. Cowan, Ruth Schwartz Cowan

An account of how Eastern European Jewish immigrants moved from the old world into the new, grappling with an American lifestyle whilst trying to retain their traditional identity. Interviews with American Jews and the Cowan's use of oral narrative convey the Jewish experience of American culture.

336 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

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[Emilym465 · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a totally unbiased NIECE of the authors, I adore this book.