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In the Almost Promised Land: American Jews and Blacks, 1915-1935
Hasia R. DinerSeeking the reasons behind Jewish altruism toward African-Americans, Hasia Diner shows how - in the wake of the Leo Frank trial and lynching in Atlanta - Jews came to see that their relative prosperity was no protection against the same ...
A New Promised Land : A History of Jews in America: A ...
Hasia R. Diner Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor in American Jewish History New York UniversityA History of Jews in America Hasia R. Diner Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor in American Jewish History New York ... Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Diner, Hasia R. A new promised land : a history of Jews in ...
Dark Times, Dire Decisions: Jews and Communism
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A Time for Gathering: The Second Migration, 1820-1880
Hasia R. DinerDiner describes this "second wave" of Jewish migration and challenges many long-held assumptions--particularly the belief that the immigrants' Judaism erodes in the middle class comfort of Victorian America.
Lower East Side Memories: A Jewish Place in America
Hasia R. DinerFew subjects have been so fortunate as to inspire the passion, dedication, imagination, excitement, and scholarly acumen and range that give this book such vibrancy and power.
1929: Mapping the Jewish World
Hasia DinerTaken together, the essays in 1929 argue that, whether American, Soviet, German, Polish, or Palestinian, Jews throughout the world lived in a global context.
Jewish Americans: The Immigrant Experience
Hasia R. DinerA history of Jewish culture and communities in the United States explores how Jewish immigrants from 1654 to the early twentieth century and their descendants adjusted to their new lives and how they contributed to the nation.
The Jews of the United States, 1654 to 2000
Hasia R. DinerAnnotation A history of Jews in American that is informed by the constant process of negotiation undertaken by ordinary Jews in their communities who wanted at one and the same time to be good Jews and full Americans.
Hungering for America
Hasia R. DINER"Hungering for America" tells the stories of three distinctive groups and their unique culinary dramas.
Erin's Daughters in America: Irish Immigrant Women in the ...
Hasia R. DinerExamines the work, culture, family life, educational achievements, and social problems of female Irish immigrants in the United States Described here are thousands of Irish women who saw in America the chance to utilize the energy, ambition ...
Sid and Sal's Famous Channel Marker Diner
Priscilla CummingsWhen condo builders destroy their home, two ospreys move to a channel marker in Chesapeake Bay, where they open a diner
Equilibrium
Betsy MillerWorn out at the end of an ordinary day, Emily stops at a roadside diner, where she meets Jim, a sensitive man who intuitively understands her.
Fogged Inn
Barbara RossAn autumn chill has settled over Busman's Harbor, Maine, but Julia Snowden is warming up the town by offering lobster stew at the local diner.
Walking With Diner Sores
David CaplanAn original collection comprising a mixture of over 200 humorous verses and limericks. Funny sexual exploits And amusing tales of woe You've got to read this book If you really want to know !
Half and Half
Betsy MillerIt's Friday night at the local roadside diner when Roy stops in to fuel up for a night of gambling.
Poole's: Recipes and Stories from a Modern Diner
Ashley ChristensenPoole’s is also the story of how Christensen opened a restaurant, and in the process, energized Raleigh’s downtown.
Monster and Chips/3 Food Fright
David O''ConnellJoe works in a monster diner flipping squashed-frog burgers and serving the best soggy boggy sausage to the monster customers.
Murder Over Easy
Jimmie Ruth EvansWhen her boss at the Kountry Kitchen diner is accused of murdering one of his employees, Wanda Nell Culpepper--mother, waitress, and intrepid sleuth--believing in his innocence, gets into hot water as she tries to bring the real killer to ...
Fated Encounter
Lesia ReidSebastian Torrance stopped at the diner every other Wednesday evening to get pastries for his mother's reading club. The dig ... And Alexis Torrance, his mother, certainly did not stir him into wanting to be a parent any time soon. And even that ...
The Outhouse Gang
Neil PlakcyContinuing the exploration of the father-son dynamic that he began in the short story AT THE DINER, author Neil Plakcy expands on the theme with a look at the lives of seven men in the town of Stewart's Crossing.Chuck longs to escape the ...
Chu's Day
Neil GaimanBut a whole day of adventure will test Chu's sneeze-resisting powers to the limit - there's the library (dusty books!), the diner (pepper!), and then the circus (all those animals!). How big can a sneeze really be? Just wait and see . . .
100 Days of Cake
Shari GoldhagenBut when Molly finds out FishTopia is turning into a lame country diner, her already crummy life starts to fall even more out of her control, and soon she has to figure out what— if anything—is worth fighting for. 100 Days of Cake is a ...
The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink
John AytoThoroughly revised, the second edition boasts 1,000 new entries, including the word origins of affogato, bento, cava, goji berry, jalfrezi, mocktail, rugelach, vache qui rit, and zigni.
Flickering Light: A History of Neon
Christoph RibbatFrom elaborate neon lighting displays to neglected diner signs with unlit letters, Flickering Light tells the engrossing story of how a glowing tube of gas took over the world—and faded almost as quickly as it arrived.
Night of the Living Bread (Monster and Chips, Book 2)
David O’ConnellMeet the amazing monster customers and sample the foul-food served up daily at Fuzzby’s diner – the second book in this innovative series from incredibly talented author and illustrator, David O’Connell.
Fated Surrender [Kindred of Arkadia 6] (Siren Publishing ...
Alanea Alder[Siren Classic: Erotic Paranormal Romance, shape-shifters, capture, sex in partially shifted form, light bondage, HEA] Upon moving to Arkadia, Madison Claybourne, a high-powered New York lawyer, discovers that she is mated to the diner's ...
Six femmes
Tina SESKISÇa avait toujours été " nous six ". Elles sont six femmes, se sont connues à l'université et se réunissent une fois par an pour un dîner, plus par habitude que par réelle amitié.
Newsweek
More editionsNow that she's all over TV again, Leddy returned for a follow-up: "The difference is night and day. The weight loss is the most becoming aspect. She's been cleaned up enormously. She still has to work on the eyebrows, but she looks pulled together. Her hair's been colored and softened. You know what they say: good chicken, good soup. Well, this is diner fere with a piece of parsley on it. But without plastic surgery, it's as good as it gets." Marc Peyser with Come Brown, Ted Gideonse ...
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