LEADER 03974nam 22006974a 450 001 9910781810903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-7295-1 010 $a81-471-7047-5 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814772959 035 $a(CKB)1000000000488624 035 $a(EBL)865884 035 $a(OCoLC)782878056 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000207370 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11203430 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207370 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10237939 035 $a(PQKB)11082345 035 $a(OCoLC)646787389 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10430 035 $a(DE-B1597)548663 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814772959 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865884 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10268979 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865884 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000488624 100 $a20050623d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMy future is in America$b[electronic resource] $eautobiographies of Eastern European Jewish immigrants /$fedited and translated by Jocelyn Cohen and Daniel Soyer 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (343 p.) 300 $a"Published in conjunction with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research." 311 $a0-8147-1695-4 311 $a0-8147-4019-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSuccess or failure? / Minnie Goldstein -- Why I came to America / Ben Reisman -- "I have nothing to complain about" / Shmuel Krone -- Why I left my old home and what I have accomplished in America / Aaron Domnitz -- What drove me to America and my experiences in Europe and America / Rose Schoenfeld -- "My future is in America" / Rose Silverman -- The movies pale in comparison / Bertha Fox -- Why I left the old country and what I have accomplished in America / -- Chaim Kusnetz -- I haven't lost anything by coming to America / Minnie Kusnetz. 330 $aIn 1942, YIVO held a contest for the best autobiography by a Jewish immigrant on the theme ?Why I Left the Old Country and What I Have Accomplished in America.? Chosen from over two hundred entries, and translated from Yiddish, the nine life stories in My Future Is in America provide a compelling portrait of American Jewish life in the immigrant generation at the turn of the twentieth century. The writers arrived in America in every decade from the 1890's to the 1920's. They include manual workers, shopkeepers, housewives, communal activists, and professionals who came from all parts of Eastern Europe and ushered in a new era in American Jewish history. In their own words, the immigrant writers convey the complexities of the transition between the Old and New Worlds. An Introduction places the writings in historical and literary context, and annotations explain historical and cultural allusions made by the writers. This unique volume introduces readers to the complex world of Yiddish-speaking immigrants while at the same time elucidating important themes and topics of interest to those in immigration studies, ethnic studies, labor history, and literary studies. Published in conjunction with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. 606 $aJews$zEurope, Eastern$vBiography 606 $aJews, East European$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aImmigrants$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xEthnic relations 607 $aEurope, Eastern$xEthnic relations 615 0$aJews 615 0$aJews, East European 615 0$aImmigrants 676 $a920/.0092924073 676 $aB 701 $aCohen$b Jocelyn$01582330 701 $aSoyer$b Daniel$0451136 712 02$aYivo Institute for Jewish Research. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781810903321 996 $aMy future is in America$93864617 997 $aUNINA