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Jewish Maxwell Street stories / Shuli Eshel and Roger Schatz.
- Title
- Jewish Maxwell Street stories / Shuli Eshel and Roger Schatz.
- Author
- Eshel, Shuli.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia, c2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F548.9.J5 E84 2004 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Schatz, Roger.
- Description
- 128 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Anyone who has seen Maxwell Street has a story about Maxwell Street. You didn't have to shop there, work there, or eat there. You didn't have to be Jewish. You just had to go there, or merely pass-by, in order to experience something that stuck in your mind forever. Only a few blocks south of Chicago's downtown, Maxwell Street was predominately a Jewish enclave, but you could also hear the Blues, bargain with Gypsies, and find bargain hunters from all walks of life. This book focuses on the stories of the last Jewish generations that lived and worked in the Maxwell Street market area. Beginning in the late 19th century, it was there that thousands of Jewish immigrants first grasped the American dream. The descendents of those first Jewish peddlers absorbed the legacies left them; some went on to be among the most notable and successful personalities of the 20th century. On Maxwell Street, the best merchandise was knowledge"--back cover.
- Series Statement
- Voices of America
- Uniform Title
- Voices of America.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- ISBN
- 0738532401 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2004100276
- OCLC
- 55801794
- SCSB-12113675
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library