Living Lens Photographs of Jewish Life from the Pages of The 'Forward' |
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| Editor:
| Newhouse, Alana |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4379-7368-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | DIANE Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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This collection of images was published by the ¿Forward,¿ the daily Yiddish newspaper founded in 1897 which had a circulation of 250,000 by the 1920s. In 1974, it had a collection of 40,000 photos. The photos selected for this book depict scenes of Jewish life over more than a century, in NY, Tel Aviv, Warsaw, Cracow, and the Carpathian region of eastern Europe. They range from pushcarts and merchants on the Lower East Side to soldiers, labor rallies, and holocaust survivors, to...
More DescriptionThis collection of images was published by the ¿Forward,¿ the daily Yiddish newspaper founded in 1897 which had a circulation of 250,000 by the 1920s. In 1974, it had a collection of 40,000 photos. The photos selected for this book depict scenes of Jewish life over more than a century, in NY, Tel Aviv, Warsaw, Cracow, and the Carpathian region of eastern Europe. They range from pushcarts and merchants on the Lower East Side to soldiers, labor rallies, and holocaust survivors, to Yiddish Theater and celebrities such as Al Jolson, Emma Goldman, Paul Muni, Woody Allen, and Barbra Streisand. The photos come up to present times and show a synagogue in New Orleans that was flooded after Hurricane Katrina. Includes 531 duotone photos.