In Their Own Image: New York Jews in Jazz Age Popular Culture by Ted Merwin New Year Roskies as “a civilization responding

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In Their Own Image: New York Jews in Jazz Age Popular Culture by Ted Merwin New Year Roskies as “a civilization respondingThe Jazz Age of the 1920s is an era remembered for illegal liquor, innovative music and dance styles, and burgeoning ideas of social equality. It was also the period during which second generation Jews began to emerge as a significant demographic in New York City. In Their Own Image examines the growing cultural visibility of Jewish life amid this vibrant scene. From the vaudeville routines of Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor, George Jessel, and Sophie