Reading
The book for this class is Live and Be Well, by Richard F. Shepard and Vicki Gold Levi. It's on order at SBX and may also be available at other local bookstores. It's also for sale online by amazon.com, Powell's, among others. You might really enjoy reading this wonderful book in full.
Reading Schedule
Reading assignments should be completed at home prior to coming to class.
Monday,
TBA
"Fusgeyer," "Steerage," "Ellis
Island, "Emma Lazarus"
Tuesday, TBA
"Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society,"
"Landsmanshaft,"
"Hebrew Free Loan Society," "Pushke"
Wednesday, TBA
"Garment Industry," "Tsimes Revolt," "Rose Schneiderman,"
"Triangle Fire," "International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union"
Monday, TBA
"Allen Street," "Street Gangs," "Gangsters," "Murder, Inc.,""Borsht Belt," "Catskills"
Tuesday,
TBA
"Katz’s Delicatessen,” "Nathan’s," "Ratner’s,"
"Bagel," "Cream Cheese," "Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray
Tonic," "Herring," "Knish," "Seltzer"