A series of papers contributed by well-known Jewish writers who “present the rise and development of the Russian Jews who have come to the United States during the past twenty-odd years, to show the qualities they brought with them, to present the facts as to their adjustment to the conditions here, and to look a little into the future.”
“The manner of presentation of the papers is not uniformly happy, and for the whole we wish for a specific statement of dates. In spite of this, however, Dr. Bernheimer has undoubtedly done a service in bringing out this book. Considering its structure, he is to be congratulated on having it so free of injudicious statements and as complete as it is in the important matter on this serious subject of the assimilation of so alien a people.” Walter E. Kruesi.
| + + — | Ann. Am. Acad. 26: 598. S. ‘05. 560w. | |
| Critic. 47: 380. O. 90w. |
“It is a splendid argument for the Jew.”
| + | Ind. 59: 579. S. 7, ‘05. 240w. |
[*] “Naturally, the authors speak from the inside, and as each deals with conditions which have come within his own observation and experience, there is a variety of intimate information not easily obtainable by alien investigators.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 785. N. 18, ‘05. 300w. | |
| Outlook. 80: 839. Jl. 29, ‘05. 70w. |
[*] Bernstein, Hermann. Contrite hearts. [†]$1.25. Wessels.
The life of a group of Russian Jews is here pictured in a fashion simple to the point of crudeness. The two daughters of the orthodox cantor, Isroel Lambert, follow their own hearts and become outcasts from both the faith and the home of their father. Later, contrite in heart and chastened in spirit, they are reunited with him in America. Thruout the book strict observance of Jewish rites seems to bring a happiness denied to those who merely love.
Berry, Charles William. Temperature-entropy diagram. $1.25. Wiley.