Orthodoxy as a Means of Becoming Good Jewish Americans: Two Jewish Orphanages in Chicago

Authors

Natlie Burda, Illinois Wesleyan University

Abstract

This article compares and contrasts the two Jewish orphanages in Chicago--the Chicago House and the Marks Nathan Home. It focuses on the differences between the German Jewish immigrants and the Eastern European Jews and how these differences affected the orphanages.

Recommended Citation

Burda, Natlie (2006) "Orthodoxy as a Means of Becoming Good Jewish Americans: Two Jewish Orphanages in Chicago," Constructing the Past: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/constructing/vol7/iss1/9