The Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern

In the last of Stephen Birmingham's historical trilogy, he spotlights the successes of Eastern European Jews, from Samuel Goldwyn to Helena Rubinstein and Irving Berlin, and what each individual brought to that changing early-century American landscape.

Preface

ix

Part One BEGINNINGS: 1880--1919

Uptown Firebrand

3

(30)

Why They Came

33

(18)

A Jewish Cinderella

51

(26)

An Occupation for Gentlemen

77

(20)

Heroes and Heroines

97

(48)

Part Two GETTING OUT: 1920--1950

The Jewish Lake and Other Creations

145

(20)

Fitting In

165

(16)

Minstrels and Minstrelsy

181

(14)

High Rollers

195

(26)

Little Caesars

221

(20)

Deals

241

(14)

War

255

(22)

At Last, a Homeland

277

(14)

Touches of Class

291

(18)

All That Money Can Buy

309

(18)

Part Three HERE WE ARE: 1951--

Crown Princes

327

(16)

Witch-Hunting

343

(10)

``People Who Are Solid''

353

(18)

From Poland to Polo

371

(14)

Acknowledgments

385

(2)

Source Notes

387

(12)

Selected Bibliography

399

(2)

Index

401

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The Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews

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