Reviews
[A] deft and provocative book. . . . [Alexander] paints a vivid portrait of popular anti-Semitism of the time. . . . His arguments in the first two sections are dazzling. . . . Alexander's commentary is elucidating and insightful, an important contribution to both Jewish and cultural studies. -- Publishers Weekly, " Jazz Age Jews is an accessible and informative contribution to the ongoing dialogue about American Jewish acculturation in the early part of the twentieth century." --Andrea Most, American Jewish History, "[A] deft and provocative book. . . . [Alexander] paints a vivid portrait of popular anti-Semitism of the time. . . . His arguments in the first two sections are dazzling. . . . Alexander's commentary is elucidating and insightful, an important contribution to both Jewish and cultural studies."-- Publishers Weekly, "As [Alexander] points out, of all America's ethnic minorities, only the Jazz Age Jews seemed to care for the downtrodden in other groups. . . . If this is revisionist history, I like it." --Michael Freedland, Jewish Chronicle, Jazz Age Jewsis an accessible and informative contribution to the ongoing dialogue about American Jewish acculturation in the early part of the twentieth century., "As [Alexander] points out, of all America's ethnic minorities, only the Jazz Age Jews seemed to care for the downtrodden in other groups. . . . If this is revisionist history, I like it."-- Michael Freedland, Jewish Chronicle, As [Alexander] points out, of all America's ethnic minorities, only the Jazz Age Jews seemed to care for the downtrodden in other groups. . . . If this is revisionist history, I like it., Jazz Age Jews is an accessible and informative contribution to the ongoing dialogue about American Jewish acculturation in the early part of the twentieth century., " Jazz Age Jews is an accessible and informative contribution to the ongoing dialogue about American Jewish acculturation in the early part of the twentieth century."-- Andrea Most, American Jewish History, As [Alexander] points out, of all America's ethnic minorities, only theJazz Age Jewsseemed to care for the downtrodden in other groups. . . . If this is revisionist history, I like it., "A fascinating study. . . . Jazz Age Jews covers its subject without padding or pedantry. . . . A book that takes strong, interesting positions on how the Jews made their way into mainstream America." --Sanford Pinsker, Philadelphia Inquirer, Alexander's genial and generally jargon-free book offers a provocative portrait of howJazz Age Jewsunderstood their Jewishness. -- Lev Raphael, The Jerusalem Report, Alexander's genial and generally jargon-free book offers a provocative portrait of how Jazz Age Jews understood their Jewishness., A fascinating study. . . . Jazz Age Jews covers its subject without padding or pedantry. . . . A book that takes strong, interesting positions on how the Jews made their way into mainstream America. -- Sanford Pinsker, Philadelphia Inquirer, As [Alexander] points out, of all America's ethnic minorities, only the Jazz Age Jews seemed to care for the downtrodden in other groups. . . . If this is revisionist history, I like it. -- Michael Freedland, Jewish Chronicle, "Alexander's genial and generally jargon-free book offers a provocative portrait of how Jazz Age Jews understood their Jewishness." --Lev Raphael, The Jerusalem Report, "[A] deft and provocative book. . . . [Alexander] paints a vivid portrait of popular anti-Semitism of the time. . . . His arguments in the first two sections are dazzling. . . . Alexander's commentary is elucidating and insightful, an important contribution to both Jewish and cultural studies." -- Publishers Weekly, "A fascinating study. . . . Jazz Age Jews covers its subject without padding or pedantry. . . . A book that takes strong, interesting positions on how the Jews made their way into mainstream America."-- Sanford Pinsker, Philadelphia Inquirer, As [Alexander] points out, of all America's ethnic minorities, only theJazz Age Jewsseemed to care for the downtrodden in other groups. . . . If this is revisionist history, I like it. -- Michael Freedland, Jewish Chronicle, Jazz Age Jews is an accessible and informative contribution to the ongoing dialogue about American Jewish acculturation in the early part of the twentieth century. -- Andrea Most, American Jewish History, A fascinating study. . . . Jazz Age Jews covers its subject without padding or pedantry. . . . A book that takes strong, interesting positions on how the Jews made their way into mainstream America., Alexander's genial and generally jargon-free book offers a provocative portrait of howJazz Age Jewsunderstood their Jewishness., "Alexander's genial and generally jargon-free book offers a provocative portrait of how Jazz Age Jews understood their Jewishness."-- Lev Raphael, The Jerusalem Report, Alexander's genial and generally jargon-free book offers a provocative portrait of how Jazz Age Jews understood their Jewishness. -- Lev Raphael, The Jerusalem Report, A fascinating study. . . .Jazz Age Jewscovers its subject without padding or pedantry. . . . A book that takes strong, interesting positions on how the Jews made their way into mainstream America., [A] deft and provocative book. . . . [Alexander] paints a vivid portrait of popular anti-Semitism of the time. . . . His arguments in the first two sections are dazzling. . . . Alexander's commentary is elucidating and insightful, an important contribution to both Jewish and cultural studies.