Stephen S. Wise and the Urban Frontier: American Jewish Life in New York and the Pacific Northwest at the Dawn of the 20th Century

The case of Stephen S. Wise provides a lens through which to examine American Jewry’s transformation at the dawn of the 20th century. Not only were New York City and Portland, Oregon – places Wise called home – two geographic poles of America’s urban frontier, they also highlight a spectrum of possi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mark A. Raider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fondazione Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea CDEC 2011-10-01
Series:Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History
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Online Access:http://www.quest-cdecjournal.it/focus.php?id=225