{"product_id":"the-great-kosher-meat-war-of-1902-immigrant-housewives-and-the-riots-that-shook-new-york-city-paperback-softback-9781640126022","title":"The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902; Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City (Paperback \/ softback) 9781640126022","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Great Kosher Meat War of 1902\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImmigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eScott D. Seligman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781640126022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 22 photographs, 11 illustrations, 1 map, 1 chronology, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Relying on primary source materials, Seligman has created a highly readable and enjoyable account of this little-known episode in American history. Highly recommended, especially for those interested in American history and Jewish history, as well as gender and labor studies.\"-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"The trau­mat­ic, sig­nif­i­cant events of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Kosher Meat War of 1902\u003c\/i\u003e form a tale well worth remembering.\"-Ira Wolf­man, Jewish Book Council\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Seligman's fascinating account makes use of Yiddish sources to provide fresh insights into the history of immigrant working-class Jews in America.\"-Susan R. Breitzer, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A well-written narrative history, this will appeal to historians and social scientists as well as general readers interested in a powerful but little-known community action program.\"-D. R. Jamieson, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Seligman’s compelling book is, first and foremost, a master class in historical storytelling. . . . A welcome contribution to Jewish historical literature that both general and academic readers would enjoy, and that would prove an excellent addition to an undergraduate syllabus on gender studies, women’s history, labor history, or the history of New York.”-Hannah Zaves-Greene, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Jewish Archives Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"The story featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Great Kosher Meat War of 1902\u003c\/i\u003e resonates in contemporary times when women-and men-take to the streets to protest injustice, much as Rose Baskin did in 1902. Seligman writes easy-to-read prose, making this book perfect for scholars and non-scholars to appreciate his research. Its introductory timeline and its list of those connected to the strike made it easy to keep track of the events and the people involved. Anyone interested in life on the Lower East Side during the turn of the last century, Jewish women’s history or Jewish immigrant life will enjoy learning about this intriguing episode of Jewish American history.\"-Rabbi Rachel Esserman, \u003ci\u003eReporter\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Seligman's well-researched book offers a valuable window into the emergence of direct-action protest among immigrant women on Manhattan's Lower East Side. In defending their families' interests, the women boycotters displayed a high degree of intelligence, boldness, and militancy that set a new standard for activism among working-class women.\"-Gerald W. McFarland, \u003ci\u003eCLCJ Books\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Scott D. Seligman's new book \u003ci\u003e The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City\u003c\/i\u003e (Potomac Books, 2020) is a full account of the Great Kosher Meat War of 1902, a milestone in the history of Jewish-American women.\"-\u003ci\u003eNew York Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Seligman, whose writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, has done a service in bringing this little-known part of American history to our attention, one which demonstrates that the convergence of activism, socialism, and unionization prevalent in the early 20th century remains a staple in protests to this day.\"-Mike Maggio, \u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"This is a unique book certainly worth reading.\"-Burton Boxerman, \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Jewish Light\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020–21 Reader Views Literary Award, Gold Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e 2021 Independent Publisher Book Award, Gold Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e 2020 National Jewish Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the wee hours of May 15, 1902, three thousand Jewish women quietly took up positions on the streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Convinced by the latest jump in the price of kosher meat that they were being gouged, they assembled in squads of five, intent on shutting down every kosher butcher shop in New York’s Jewish quarter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What was conceived as a nonviolent effort did not remain so for long. Customers who crossed the picket lines were heckled and assaulted and their parcels of meat hurled into the gutters. Butchers who remained open were attacked, their windows smashed, stock ruined, equipment destroyed. Brutal blows from police nightsticks sent women to local hospitals and to court. But soon Jewish housewives throughout the area took to the streets in solidarity, while the butchers either shut their doors or had their doors shut for them. The newspapers called it a modern Jewish Boston Tea Party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Kosher Meat War of 1902\u003c\/i\u003e tells the twin stories of mostly uneducated women immigrants who discovered their collective consumer power and of the Beef Trust, the midwestern cartel that conspired to keep meat prices high despite efforts by the U.S. government to curtail its nefarious practices. With few resources and little experience but steely determination, this group of women organized themselves into a potent fighting force and, in their first foray into the political arena in their adopted country, successfully challenged powerful, vested corporate interests and set a pattern for future generations to follow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Dramatis Personae\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Language\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e 1. A City within a City\u003cbr\u003e 2. Greater Power Than Ten Standard Oil Companies\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Conscience of an Orthodox Jew Is Absolute\u003cbr\u003e 4. Each One Is an Authority unto Himself\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Despotic Meat Trust\u003cbr\u003e 6. As Scarce around Essex Street as Ham Sandwiches\u003cbr\u003e 7. Let the Women Make a Strike, Then There Will Be a Strike!\u003cbr\u003e 8. If We Cry at Home, Nobody Will See Us\u003cbr\u003e 9. They Never Saw Such Assemblages in Russia or Poland\u003cbr\u003e 10. Hebrews with Shaved Beards\u003cbr\u003e 11. And He Shall Rule over Thee\u003cbr\u003e 12. No Industry in the Country Is More Free from Single Control\u003cbr\u003e 13. Essentially It Is a Fight among Ourselves\u003cbr\u003e 14. Vein Him as He Veins His Meat\u003cbr\u003e 15. Patience Will Win the Battle\u003cbr\u003e 16. Disregard All Verbal or Written Agreements\u003cbr\u003e 17. This Cooperative Shop Is Here to Stay\u003cbr\u003e 18. There Was Never Such an Outrage on Our Race\u003cbr\u003e 19. We Don’t Feel Like Paying Fifth Avenue Prices\u003cbr\u003e 20. It Is Not Our Fault That Meat Is So High\u003cbr\u003e 21. A Great Victory for the American People\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523049025816,"sku":"9781640126022","price":19.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-great-kosher-meat-war-of-1902-immigrant-housewives-and-the-riots-that-shook-new-york-city-paperback-softback-9781640126022","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}