Emerging Metropolis: New York Jews in the Age of Immigration, 1840-1920 (City of Promises, 4)

New York Jews, so visible and integral to the culture, economy and politics of America's greatest city, has eluded the grasp of historians for decades. Surprisingly, no comprehensive history of New York Jews has ever been written. City of Promises: The History of the Jews in New York, a three volume set of original research, pioneers a path-breaking interpretation of a Jewish urban community at once the largest in Jewish history and most important in the modern world. Title Page 9 Copyright Page 10 Contents 13 Foreword 14 General Editor’s Acknowledgments 28 Authors’ Acknowledgments 30 Introduction: The Emerging Jewish Metropolis 33 Chapter 1 Neighborhood Networks 44 Chapter 2 “Radical Reform”: Union through Charity 81 Chapter 3 Moorish Manhattan 111 Chapter 4 Immigrant Citadels: Tenements, Shops, Stores, and Streets 144 Chapter 5 Capital of the Jewish World 182 Chapter 6 Jews at the Polls: The Rise of the Jewish Style in New York Politics 220 Chapter 7 Jews and New York Culture 258 Conclusion: The Jewish Metropolis at the End of the Immigrant Era 300 Visual Essay An Introduction to the Visual and Material Culture of New York City Jews, 1840–1920 311 Notes 361 Bibliography 416 Index 441 About the Authors 543 Describes New York's transformation into a Jewish cityEmerging Metropolis tells the story of New York's emergence as the greatest Jewish city of all time. It explores the Central European and East European Jews'encounter with New York City, tracing immigrants'economic, social, religious, political, and cultural adaptation between 1840 and 1920. This meticulously researched volume shows how Jews wove their ambitions and aspirations—for freedom, security, and material prosperity—into the very fabric and physical landscape of the city. Tells the story of New York's emergence as the greatest Jewish city of all time. This book explores the Central European and East European Jews' encounter with New York City, tracing immigrants' economic, social, religious, political, and cultural adaptation between 1840 and 1920. Part 2 Of The Three Part Series, Deborah Dash Moore, General Editor.