List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Political Culture and Community: The Historical Perspective
Cultural Strategies and Political Culture: The Sociological Perspective
The Ethnic Identity Perspective
Synthesis and Narrative: Jewish Immigrants, 1881 to 1905
Chapter One
Jewish Immigrants to the United States, 1881 to 1905: The Decline of the Old Communities
The Emigrants
Jewish Citizenship in Action
The Decline of Traditional Communities
The Impetus to Emigrate
Chapter Two
Conflicted Cultures: West and East European Jews
A Prologue: The Brody Episode
Settlement
Official Philanthropy and Communal Networks
Self-Help Networks and the Making of Social Solidarity
Chapter Three
Jewish Immigrants and the New York Clothing Industry
Garmentmaking: From Craft to Industry
Routes of Entry into the Garment Industry
Earnings and Work Hours
Chapter Four
Making a Home and Earning a Living on the Lower East Side
Demography and Economy
Self-Help and Social Organization
German Jews and the Immigrant Community: Geography, Economy, and Ideology
The Origins of Jewish Labor Organizations
Chapter Five
Themes of Collective Action
The Culture of Collective Action
Interpretations of Labor Unrest
Struggles for Control of the Workplace
Struggles for Closed Shop and against Scabs
Struggles against Sweatshops and the Contracting System
Struggles against the Task System
Chapter Six
The Politics of Morality: Jewish Workers and the Ethnic Community
Agencies of Cultural Transmission
Appropriating the Power of the Law
The Jewish Community and Established Justice
Community as an Economic and Social Weapon
Conclusion
Notes
Index