What is it about Chester that has created such a strong sense of attachment to the City? Is it memories of the old neighborhood where kids played games like 'kick the can'and 'stick ball' after school with their friends? Is it memories of walking to school with your friends?
Rest from the novels about crime in the 5 boroughs [of New York City]. All blacks are not drug dealers, prostitutes, killers, etc. The insistence here on the materiality of the Himes text (which Sweeney also notes among members of her reading groups), its relation to other texts, and ...
religions Article "Getting Along" in Parkchester: A New Era in Jewish–Irish Relations in New York City 1940–1970 Jeffrey S. Gurock Department of Jewish History, Yeshiva University, New York 10033, USA; gurock@yu.edu Received: 10 May 2018; Accepted: 22 May 2018; Published: 3 June 2018...
The history of conflict between New York City’s Irish Americans and east European Jews dates back to the close of the 19th century. They disputed over jobs, union memberships, housing, and frequently over politics. These conflicts crescendoed exponentially in the decade or more of the Great De...