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Avenger and Defenders: Glimpses of Chicago's Jewish Past

Autor Walter Roth
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2008
Walter Roth delves deep into the archives of Chicago's Jewish past, and provides a new collection of illuminating essays on its various aspects. Booklist said of his previous collection, Looking Backward: True Stories from Chicago's Jewish Past, 'Roth writes about the well-known and the not-so-well-known, bringing to life the peOut of Printle, events and institutions that shaped the Jewish community." Roth is also co-author of An Accidental Anarchist, about the killing of a Jewish immigrant by Chicago's Chief of Police in 1908. Kirkus Reviews said, "The authors have skillfully removed the dust from an obscure but troubling episode." Roth brings his consummate skill as storyteller to bear on this new collection, which makes for entertaining and informative reading.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780897335737
ISBN-10: 0897335732
Pagini: 235
Dimensiuni: 137 x 211 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Academy Chicago Publishers

Recenzii

"Walter Roth's meticulous research brings alive in equal measure some of the best-known and least remembered, but fascinating, episodes in Chicago Jewish history. Roth clearly loves Chicago and its Jewish community."

Michael Feldberg, Executive Director, American Jewish Historical Society

"[Roth's] essays sparkle with gems that will interest scholars, researchers, and casual readers alike. The volume will contribute substantially to any first-rate college, synagogue, or household library." 
-- Mark A. Raider, Chair, Judaic Studies Dept., SUNY, Albany


"Readers ... will find themselves enthralled by Walter Roth's indispensable exploration of the intriguing role that one talented minority palyed - in the last century - in the evolution of one of the world's greatest cities."
-- Steven J. Whitfield, Max Richter Professor of American Civilization, Brandeis University

Notă biografică

Walter Roth is an attorney, President of the Chicago Jewish Historical Society, and the author of The Accidential Anarchist, and the critically acclaimed Looking Backward: True Stories of Chicago's Jewish Past, both available from Academy Chicago Publishers.

Descriere

Walter Roth delves deep into the archives of Chicago’s Jewish past, and provides a new collection of illuminating essays on its various aspects. Booklist said of his previous collection, Looking Backward: True Stories from Chicago’s Jewish Past, ‘Roth writes about the well-known and the not-so-well-known, bringing to life the people, events and institutions that shaped the Jewish community.” Roth is also co-author of An Accidental Anarchist, about the killing of a Jewish immigrant by Chicago’s Chief of Police in 1908. Kirkus Reviews said, “The authors have skillfully removed the dust from an obscure but troubling episode.” Roth brings his consummate skill as storyteller to bear on this new collection, which makes for entertaining and informative reading.