A fire in their hearts: Yiddish socialists in New York

Abstract

Introduction: Socialism in American Jewish History 1. Coming to Shore: Russian Radicals Discover the Jewish Working Class in New York 2. Speaking to Moyshe: Socialists Create a Yiddish Public Culture 3. The Politics of Yidishe Kultur: Chaim Zhitlovsky and the Challenge of Jewish Nationalism 4. Purely Secular, Thoroughly Jewish: The Arbeter Ring and Yiddish Education 5. We Sought a Home for Our Souls: The Communist Gamble Epilogue: An Ambiguous Legacy Notes Index