"Our Crowd": The Great Jewish Families of New York

"A fascinating and absorbing chapter of New York social and financial history-it is hard to understand why it has never been written before." -Louis Auchincloss

"When it comes to the folkways of the rich, the powerful, and the privileged, Stephen Birmingham knows what he's talking about." -Los Angeles Times

"Future American histories will have to take into account Mr. Birmingham's financial and social history and imposing cast of characters." -The New York Times Book Review

Among the Jewish fa...