Preface, xi
1. The First Wave The German-Speaking Jews, 1
Introduction / Early Chicago / The Jews of Germany / The First Jewish Arrivals in Chicago / The Emergence of a Community and Its Institutions / The Formative Years / The Civil War Period / The Great Chicago Fire and Its Aftermath / Building South Side Institutions
2. The Second Wave The Eastern European Jews, 40
Historical Background / Shtetl Life / Maxwell Street: A Shtetl in Chicago / Earning a Living / Maxwell Street Marketing / Maxwell Street Institution / The Landsmanschaften / The Yiddish Theater / Relations between German Jews and Eastern European Jews / Maxwell Street Legacy
3. Through the World Wars Expanding Communal Activity, 103
The Effect of the World's Columbian Exposition / Through the World War 1 Perio / Relief for Eastern Europe and Palestine / The Growth of Zionism / Further Communal Development after World War 1 / Decades of Tragedy and Triumph: The 1930s and 1940s
4. Moving Upward The Arts, Professions, and Commerce, 136
The Literary Field / Artists / Music / Sports / Health Care / Bar, Bench, and Other Government Services / Commerce and Industry / The Jewish Labor Movement
5. The Last Half-Century Changing Neighborhoods and Lifestyles, 193
Declining Diversity and Shared Concerns / The South Side / Lawndale, the Largest of All / The West Town-Humboldt Park - Logan Square Area / The Albany Park - North Park Area / Rogers Park and Nearby Lakefront Communities / West Rogers Park / The Exodus to the Suburbs / The North and Northwest Suburbs / Chicago-area Jewry Today: Problems and Progress
Glossary, 281
Chronology, 283
Notes, 289
Selected Bibliography, 297
Index, 303