{"product_id":"a-bintel-brief-sixty-years-of-letters-from-the-lower-east-side-to-the-jewish-daily-forward-paperback","title":"A Bintel Brief: Sixty Years of Letters from the Lower East Side to the Jewish Daily Forward - 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\u003eIsaac Metzker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than eighty years the \u003ci\u003eJewish Daily Forward\u003c\/i\u003e's legendary advice column, \"A Bintel Brief\" (\"a bundle of letters\") dispensed shrewd, practical, and fair-minded advice to its readers. Created in 1906 to help bewildered Eastern European immigrants learn about their new country, the column also gave them a forum for seeking advice and support in the face of problems ranging from wrenching spiritual dilemmas to petty family squabbles to the sometimes hilarious predicaments that result when Old World meets New. Isaac Metzker's beloved selection of these letters and responses has become for today's readers a remarkable oral record not only of the varied problems of Jewish immigrant life in America but also of the catastrophic events of the first half of our century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForeword and Notes by Harry Golden\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than eighty years the Jewish Daily Forward's legendary advice column, \"A Bintel Brief\" (\"a bundle of letters\") dispensed shrewd, practical, and fair-minded advice to its readers. Created in 1906 to help bewildered Eastern European immigrants learn about their new country, the column also gave them a forum for seeking advice and support in the face of problems ranging from wrenching spiritual dilemmas to petty family squabbles to the sometimes hilarious predicaments that result when Old World meets New Isaac Metzker's beloved selection of these letters and responses has become for today's readers a remarkable oral record not only of the varied problems of Jewish immigrant life in America but also of the catastrophic events of the first half of our century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than eighty years the Jewish Daily Forward's legendary advice column, 'A Bintel Brief' dispensed shrewd, practical, and fair-minded advice to its readers. Isaac Metzker's beloved selection of these letters and responses has become for today's readers a remarkable oral record not only of the varied problems of Jewish immigrant life in America but also of the catastrophic events of the first half of our century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISAAC METZKER \u003c\/b\u003ewas a longtime editor of and contributor to the \u003ci\u003eJewish Daily Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, the author of five novels in Yiddish, and the editor of a second volume of\u003ci\u003e A Bintel Brief\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.02 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978233741613,"sku":"9780805209808","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Bz2TYgaM119780805209808.webp?v=1775801172","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-bintel-brief-sixty-years-of-letters-from-the-lower-east-side-to-the-jewish-daily-forward-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}