Gentile New York: The Images of Non-Jews among Jewish Immigrants

The very question of “what do Jews think about the goyim” has fascinated Jews and Gentiles, anti—Semites and philo—Semites alike. Much has been written about immigrant Jews in nineteenth— and twentieth—century New York City, but Gil Ribak’s critical look at the origins of Jewish liberalism in America provides a more complicated and nuanced picture of the Americanization process.

Gentile New York examines these newcomers’ evolving feelings toward non—Jews through four critical decades in the ...