A New Beginning: The Jews of Historic Lowell, Massachusetts explores the experiences of Jews in Lowell from the mid-19th century to the present. Using in-depth case studies over generations of representative Jewish families, this book examines the settlement patterns of Jews, their occupational roles from mill workers to pedlars to entrepreneurs, as well as the founding of synagogues and self-help organizations. It also documents the adjustment of Jews to the industrial city of Lowell, as well as to the larger society. Striving to maintain their cultural and religious identity, Jews sought acceptance from the wider society.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN-10
0820422630
ISBN-13
9780820422633
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106830363
Product Key Features
Author
Shirley Kolack
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Literary Criticism
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
First Published
1997
Author Biography
The Author: Shirley Kolack was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is professor of sociology and former chairperson of the department of sociology at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Professor Kolack received her Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology from Boston University. She is the co-author of the book Technology, Values and Society and has published several articles on historic Lowell, Massachusetts. She has also written on racial, religious and ethnic groups in the United States and other countries. She received two cultural grants from the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission-U.S. Department of the Interior, to prepare an exhibit on Jewish life in Lowell and to write this book.