One People, Many Paths
| Author | : John Gurda |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105215380671 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In One People, Many Paths, Gurda excels at the complicated task of writing a fair-minded narrative about a community united in diversity. Milwaukee's first Jews were mostly enterprising businessmen who came with the great German immigration after 1848. The community changed with the arrival of Jews from Eastern Europe with distinctly different customs. Gurda discusses religion and secularism, socialism and Zionism and the various movements with Judaism in the overall context of Milwaukee history and the situation of Jews worldwide. One People, Many Paths also shows how the entrepreneurial, intellectual and cultural contributions by the city's Jewish residents over the past have made Milwaukee a richer place. - by David Luhrssen for ExpressMilwaukee.com.
