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by Michael Cohn. 136 pgs.

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Table of contents
Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
1. The Eastern Setting 1
2. Pressures on Eastern European Jewry 21
3. The Migration of Ideas 35
4. The Fur Business 53
5. Cloth and Clothing 65
6. The Music Makers 79
7. From Badkhen to Hollywood 91
8. Images of the Ghetto 101
Glossary 109
Bibliography 117
Index 123
Photo essay to follow chapter 4.
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