The Rag Race: How Jews Sewed Their Way to Success in America and the British Empire by Adam D Mendelsohn bilingual following the fortunes of one

following the fortunes of one family and its many descendants

("an utter and total revelation")

"A wonderfully written book about an extremely important event in history

"In the heyday of Yiddish literature

The Rag Race: How Jews Sewed Their Way to Success in America and the British Empire by Adam D Mendelsohn bilingual following the fortunes of oneWinner, 2015 Book Prize from the Southern Jewish Historical Society Finalist, 2015 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award from the Association for Jewish Studies Winner, 2014 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies from the Jewish Book Council The majority of Jewish immigrants who made their way to the United States between 1820 and 1924 arrived nearly penniless; yet today their descendants stand out as exceptionally successful. How can we explain