Yiddish
241 (Autumn 2008)
Live
and Be Well
Take this as a coming attraction. The dates will change for this quarter—and
so will the readings, if only a bit. I think (hope) you'll like the book.
Please read before class on the dates indicated:
Tuesday, November 21
- Fusgeyer
- Steerage
- Goldene Medine — The Golden Land
- Emma Lazarus
- Castle Garden
- Ellis Island
- Landsmanshaft
- Greenhorn
- A klog tsu Kolombusn — A Curse on Columbus
- Pushke
- Hebrew Free Loan Society
- Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society – HIAS
- Tsimes Revolt
Wednesday, November 22
- Boarders
- Hester Street
- Orchard Street
- Allen Street
- Galveston Plan
- Alrightnik
- Uptown Jews
Monday, November 27
- Garment Industry
- International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union – ILGWU
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers
- Rose Schneiderman
Tuesday, November 28
- Forward, Jewish Daily
- Bintel Brief
- Street Gangs
- Gangsters
- Arnold Rothstein
Wednesday, November 29
- Catskills
- Borsht Belt
- Kokhaleyn — Cook by Yourself
- Shadkhn — Marriage Broker
- Yom Kippur Balls
- Athletes
Thursday, November 30
- Katz’s Delicatessen
- Nathan’s
- Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray Tonic
- Herring
- Seltzer