The cultural meld of Jews and blacks working together in show business gave rise to a new style of...
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A Jewish community organization in New York dealt with myriad issues, even creating an internal police force to deal...
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Broadway was a springboard to integration for talented Jewish arrivals from Europe, yet their musicals’ immigrant themes are unmistakable...
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The waves of migration from eastern Europe did not simply ebb and flow. Orchestrated by the entrepreneurial spirit of the likes...
Despite Prohibition, rabbis were permitted to provide their congregants with wine with which to sanctify the Sabbath, opening a...
New York’s Jewish gangsters lived fast and furious. Exploiting the criminal opportunities created by Prohibition, they masterminded a network...
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