Jewish New York with Dr. Deborah Dash Moore
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“[Jews] are attracted to [New York City] because it's this opportunity to suddenly not have to be self-conscious about being Jewish, because it's just there, it's in the atmosphere.
-Dr. Deborah Dash Moore
Clarissa talks with Dr. Deborah Dash Moore, a professor of Jewish History, about a city that holds a special place for American Jews and Jewish culture: New York City. They talk about her book “Jewish New York,” how Jews transformed the city of New York, and how the city transformed them.
EPISODE NOTES
Follow Deborah Dash Moore at https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/deborahdashmoore/
Media Mentioned
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: A New York Jewish Story with William Klein, “Macy’s Day Parade Watchers, 1954”
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