A Treasury of American-Jewish Folklore
- ISBN-10
- 1568216203
- ISBN-13
- 9781568216201
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 390
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Steve Koppman, Lionel Koppman
Description
Gathers stories, sayings, jokes, customs, songs, and anecdotes that depict the difficulties Jewish immigrants had adjusting to their new lives in the United States
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