Frankfurt on the Hudson : the German-Jewish community of Washington Heights, 1933-1983, its structure and culture / Steven M. Lowenstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowenstein, Steven M., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews, German--New York (State)--New York.

Jews, German.

Immigrants--New York (State)--New York.

Immigrants.

Orthodox Judaism--New York (State)--New York.

Orthodox Judaism.

Washington Heights (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Washington Heights (New York, N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using organizational bulletins, surveys, interviews, and personal observations and anecdotes, Lowenstein paints a picture of a unique lifestyle now in the process of merging into American Jewry and disappearing. The 20, 000 German Jews who fled Hitler's Germany and settled in Washington Heights were unusual in many ways. They preserved their Jewish identity while fostering a culture that was still heavily German-a difficult combination in light of their origins. In his study of this immigrant group, Steven Lowenstein strives for more that a chronicle of their institutions and leaders. He analyzes both the social structure of the community and the folk culture of the immigrants. He deals with such issues as the formal nature of German Jewish cultural style, the relationships between the generations, and intergroup relations. Using organizational bulletins, surveys, interviews, and personal observations and anecdotes, Lowenstein paints a picture of a unique lifestyle now in the process of merging into American Jewry and disappearing.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

TABLES

MAPS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. Refuge from Germany

2. The Jewish Community in Germany

3. Establishment of the Washington Heights Community

4. Economic Adjustment and Communal Consolidation

5. The Social Structure

6. The Institutional Framework

7. The Religious Spectrum

8. The Immigrant Culture

9. Relations between the Generations

10. A "Changing Neighborhood

11. Patterns of Ethnic Identity

12. Reflections on Acculturation and Ethnic Survival

METHODOLOGICAL ESSAY

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

"A publication of the Leo Baeck Institute."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814337516

0814337511

OCLC:

797844464