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The German Jews in America : a minority within a minority / Gerhard Falk.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Falk, Gerhard, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews, German--History--19th century--United States.
- Jews, German.
- Jews, German--History--20th century--United States.
- United States--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.
- United States.
- United States--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (172 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : University Press of America, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Falk focuses on refugees who fled from Nazi tyranny in the 1930s, immigrated to America, and succeeded despite immense obstacles. This book includes a review of the most prominent academics that made major contributions to science, medicine, art, and literature in America.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Prologue; 2 The Germans Re-Invent Judaism; 3 The Persecution of the German Jews, 1933-1941; 4 The Refugees Come to America; 5 Scientists, Professors, and Academics; 6 From Immigrant to Marginal Man; 7 Assimilation, Acculturation, and the Immigrant; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7618-8597-8
- 0-7618-6617-5
- 0-7618-6306-0
- OCLC:
- 876344952
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