<p>Oral histories recount the transition from an Eastern European society ruled by Talmudic laws to a less strictly regulated American society</p>

Our Parents' Lives

History

Cowan, Neil M.

Americas

Basic Books

An account of how Eastern European Jewish immigrants moved from the old world into the new, grappling with an American lifestyle whilst trying to retain their traditional identity. Interviews with American Jews and the Cowan's use of oral narrative convey the Jewish experience of American culture.

Our Parents' Lives: Jewish Assimilation in Everyday Life

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Rutgers University Press

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