The first great modern migration of the Jewish people, from the Old World to America, has been often and expertly chronicled, but until now the second great wave of Jewish migration has been overlooked. After World War II, spurred by a postwar economic boom, American Jews sought new beginnings in the nation's South and West. There, they shaped a new, postwar style of American Judaism for the second half of the twentieth century. Today these sun-soaked, entrepreneurial communities contribute greatly to the American Jewish landscape. In this book, the vibrant Jewish culture of Los Angeles and Miami comes to life through Moore's skillful weaving of individual voices, dreams, and accomplishments.
- ISBN10 0674893050
- ISBN13 9780674893054
- Publish Date 1 March 1996 (first published 14 March 1994)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 November 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 384
- Language English