Abi gezunt : explorations into the role of health and the American Jewish dream /

"This book consists of a series of investigations into the cultural and behavioral patterns of East European immigrant Jews known to promote health and prevent disease beginning in the late 19th and into the 20th centuries. Drawing on data pointing to health as an economic commodity, leading to...

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Main Author: Lindenthal, Jacob Jay (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2017]
Series:Jewish identities in post modern society
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