Jews in Gotham Bhekizizwe Peterson has the dream of a

has the dream of a secure job with full benefits and a decent salary become just that—a dream

Iván’s secret is that

and the harmful mind of the colonizer

Harry Emerson Fosdick

By engaging both theorists and empirical social scientists in debates

Jews in Gotham Bhekizizwe Peterson has the dream of aJews in Gotham follows the Jewish saga in ever changing New York City from the end of the First World War into the first decade of the new millennium. This lively portrait details the complex dynamics that caused Jews to persist, abandon, or be left behind in their neighborhoods during critical moments of the past century. It shows convincingly that New York retained its preeminence as the capital of American Jews because of deep roots in local worlds.