"The Rest of Us": The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews
By: Stephen Birmingham
4.15
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A remarkable history of the Jewish immigrants from Russia and Poland who altered the American lands…
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3.78
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3.57
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4.15
Format: 704 pages, Kindle Edition
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3.40
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2.83
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4.45
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4.35
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4.30
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4.38
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20. "The Rest of Us": The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews
By: Stephen Birmingham
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Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
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