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9/17 Jews: A People’s History of the Lower East Side, Volumes I–III

Jews: A People’s History of the Lower East Side, Volumes I–III

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

6:30-8 PM

Martin E. Segal Theater

EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Join our panel of writers and editors, Clayton Patterson, Suzanne Wasserman, Jim Feast and Joyce Mendelsohn, for Jews: A People’s History of the Lower East Side in three volumes, a discussion of the book and its contributions to the field. An essential history of the great Jewish wave of immigration to NYC’s Lower East Side, Jews covers art, literature, food, religion, and so much more.

Book cover
Book cover

Presented by Gotham Center for New York City History 

Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies CUNY Graduate Center