{"product_id":"the-last-of-the-ellis-island-jews-a-brooklyn-memoir-paperback","title":"The Last of the Ellis Island Jews: A Brooklyn Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Dinerstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tragicomic memoir of a dysfunctional, working-class Brooklyn Jewish family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Ellis Island Jews\u003c\/i\u003e is a tragicomic memoir of a dysfunctional working-class Brooklyn family that illuminates both the vitality of urban life in the twentieth century and the social turmoil of white flight. As a child of immigrants born to older parents, Dinerstein has a unique perspective on four generations-from his grandparents escaping Russia's pogroms to his parents' embattled marriage to his older Boomer siblings (split between feminist and Republican politics) to his own hippie hopes. As a white teenager in majority Black public schools, Dinerstein's firsthand experience led to his academic career as a scholar of race and music. Yet his family fits no paradigm of Jewish success due to a father with rage and gambling problems, resulting in the four siblings escaping early to the Brooklyn streets. As a family growing up with a diasporic identity, the Dinersteins provide a primer of ethnic Jewish culture through iconic scenes: a selfish Seder, a chaotic Bar Mitzvah, a videotaped bris, an allergy attack at Dachau, a staring contest with the Rebbe. Most of all, \u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Ellis Island Jews\u003c\/i\u003e is a chronicle of lost worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Dinerstein \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English at Tulane University, where he holds a Sizeler Professorship in Judaic Studies. His many works include \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Cool in Postwar America\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Swinging the Machine: Modernity, Technology, and African American Culture Between the World Wars\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45400803278983,"sku":"9798855808124","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/kXvt3hyA-9798855808124.webp?v=1785977152","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-last-of-the-ellis-island-jews-a-brooklyn-memoir-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}