Preface, xi
1. The First Wave The German-Speaking Jews, 1 Introduction /
Early Chicago / The Jews of Germany / The First Jewish Arrivals in
Chicago / The Emergence of a Community and Its Institutions / The
Formative Years / The Civil War Period / The Great Chicago Fire and
Its Aftermath / Building South Side Institutions2. The Second
Wave The Eastern European Jews, 40 Historical Background /
Shtetl Life / Maxwell Street: A Shtetl in Chicago / Earning a
Living / Maxwell Street Marketing / Maxwell Street Institution /
The Landsmanschaften / The Yiddish Theater / Relations between
German Jews and Eastern European Jews / Maxwell Street Legacy3.
Through the World Wars Expanding Communal Activity, 103 The
Effect of the World's Columbian Exposition / Through the World War
1 Perio / Relief for Eastern Europe and Palestine / The Growth of
Zionism / Further Communal Development after World War 1 / Decades
of Tragedy and Triumph: The 1930s and 1940s4. Moving Upward
The Arts, Professions, and Commerce, 136 The Literary Field /
Artists / Music / Sports / Health Care / Bar, Bench, and Other
Government Services / Commerce and Industry / The Jewish Labor
Movement5. The Last Half-Century Changing Neighborhoods and
Lifestyles, 193 Declining Diversity and Shared Concerns / The South
Side / Lawndale, the Largest of All / The West Town-Humboldt Park -
Logan Square Area / The Albany Park - North Park Area / Rogers Park
and Nearby Lakefront Communities / West Rogers Park / The Exodus to
the Suburbs / The North and Northwest Suburbs / Chicago-area Jewry
Today: Problems and Progress Glossary, 281
Chronology, 283
Notes, 289
Selected Bibliography, 297
Index, 303
Irving Cutler is professor emeritus of geography at Chicago State University and a founding member of the Chicago Jewish Historical Society. He has written extensively on Chicago and is well known for his tours by boat and bus and for his illustrated lectures on Chicago.
First Place for Best Regional Book, Mid-America Publishers
Association Book Awards, 1996.
"Deserves a space not only on every Chicagoan's shelf, but on
anyone's who is interested in the rich ethnic heritage of the Windy
City."--West Coast Jewish News
"Concise and thoughtfully written, The Jews of Chicago extends
Chicago Jewish history . . . beyond any comparable history. It is a
testament not merely to the impressive work that Cutler himself has
done, but also to the community he chronicles."--Chicago Jewish
History
“Cutler does a masterful job of tracing the history of Chicago’s
Jews from the German Jews who came in the 1830s and 1840s to the
East European Jews who arrived in large numbers from 1880 to
1925.”--Jerusalem Post
"A splendid study. . . . Presents the story with marvelous visual
evidence, photo documentation, and superb ethnographic mapping of
Jewish institutions in Chicago."--American Jewish History
"A thought provoking history of the Jewish community's development
in Chicago and its contribution to our city."--Chicago Tribune
"Deeply absorbing even for non-Jews, because of the astonishing
history of this ethnic group, an unmatched rags-to-riches story. .
. . with crisp prose."--Chicago Sun-Times
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