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Title: A New Beginning

A New Beginning

The Jews of Historic Lowell, Massachusetts

by Shirley Kolack (Author)
©1997 Others XII, 102 Pages
Science, Society & Culture

Summary

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.

Details

Pages
XII, 102
Year
1997
ISBN (Softcover)
9780820422633
Language
English
Keywords
experiences families synagogues identity society
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt/M., Paris, Wien, 1997. XII, 102 pp.

Biographical notes

Shirley Kolack (Author)

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.

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