How the Gilded Age (the era, not the TV show) created American Jewry
An antisemitic cartoon from Judge Magazine, ca. 1892, shows Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution in Russia and establishing businesses in New York, while America's "first families" flee west. Oddly, the cartoon also seems to credit the Jews for their “perseverance and industry.” (photo credit: CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS)ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
