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I think it is interesting to look at the Jewish immigrant group in the United States because no matter where they settled they were seen as outsiders. I liked having a chance to look at how they were affected by immigration to America. -Lacey | I think it is interesting to look at the Jewish immigrant group in the United States because no matter where they settled they were seen as outsiders. I liked having a chance to look at how they were affected by immigration to America. -Lacey | ||
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| + | I also enjoyed this reading and found the background information very helpful for understanding some of the Jewish reactions to America. For instance, the background on Jewish attitudes towards housekeeping made it easier to understand how insulted they felt by being asked to do household tasks, such as cleaning, in their new American tenements and boarding houses. --Sarah Gardner | ||
== Women in the Old World == | == Women in the Old World == | ||
I think Glenn's reading makes a clear distinction between Jewish women's lives in the Old World versus their new role in America. Although women received unequal rights and responsibilities, I found it interesting that they were given the opportunity to work in the business sector of the eastern European economy. Whereas in many regions throughout the United States women usually worked domestically, Jewish women in eastern Europe perceived domestic service as the lowest on the hierarchy of female occupations. Yet the business sector for Jewish women was greatly disadvantaged because their Sabbath on saturday rather than sunday forced them to only do business five days of the week. I was also intrigued about their ability to work in artisan shops and their significance to the sewing industry. Yet because of the economic constructs of eastern Europe, they were always subject to shortages of products and machines. --Joe C. | I think Glenn's reading makes a clear distinction between Jewish women's lives in the Old World versus their new role in America. Although women received unequal rights and responsibilities, I found it interesting that they were given the opportunity to work in the business sector of the eastern European economy. Whereas in many regions throughout the United States women usually worked domestically, Jewish women in eastern Europe perceived domestic service as the lowest on the hierarchy of female occupations. Yet the business sector for Jewish women was greatly disadvantaged because their Sabbath on saturday rather than sunday forced them to only do business five days of the week. I was also intrigued about their ability to work in artisan shops and their significance to the sewing industry. Yet because of the economic constructs of eastern Europe, they were always subject to shortages of products and machines. --Joe C. | ||
