Jewish New York: A History and Guide to Neighborhoods, Synagogues, and Eateries

by Paul Kaplan

Overview

Use this as your roadmap to Jewish immigration in New York!

Featured sites are divided by their location, traveling from the south to the farthest northern tip of Manhattan. Each section provides a map of the area and a broad introduction to the district's place in the historic timeline of Jewish immigration. The author provides suggested itineraries, tips for the visitor, and reference notes for further exploration, while a historical introduction provides the framework for locals and visitors of every religion and nationality. Vintage photos provide historic illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455619689
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	12/30/2014
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,010,358
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

With a BA in ethics, politics, and economics from Yale College, an MBA from Yale School of Management, and a certificate in digital marketing from New York University, author Paul M. Kaplan has applied his focus to researching history. He serves on the board of directors for the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy and has been involved with the Yale Writer's Conference. He is a prolific writer with several documentaries in the works and enjoys traveling, having visited six continents. His fascination with travel and the history of places led him to pursue writing as an avenue through which to share experiences and universal themes. Kaplan makes his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Table of Contents

Preface 9

Acknowledgments 13

Introduction 15

Lower Manhattan 33

Lower East Side 57

Greenwich Village and East tillage 121

Chelsea and Midtown 141

Upper East Side 163

Upper West Side 177

Harlem and Morningside Heights 193

Washington Heights 209

Suggested Tour Routes 17

Notes 225

References 233

Index 235