The Jews of Harlem: The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish Community
Jeffrey S. Gurock, "The Jews of Harlem: The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish Community"
English | ISBN: 147980116X | 2016 | 320 pages | AZW3 | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 147980116X | 2016 | 320 pages | AZW3 | 2 MB
The complete story of Jewish Harlem and its significance in American Jewish history
New York Times columnist David W. Dunlap wrote a decade ago that “on the map of the Jewish Diaspora, Harlem Is Atlantis. . . . A vibrant hub of industry, artistry and wealth is all but forgotten. It is as if Jewish Harlem sank 70 years ago beneath waves of memory beyond recall.” During World War I, Harlem was the home of the second largest Jewish community in America. But in the 1920s Jewish residents began to scatter to other parts of Manhattan, to the outer boroughs, and to other cities. Now nearly a century later, Jews are returning uptown to a gentrified Harlem.
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