Postville : a clash of cultures in heartland America / Stephen G. Bloom.

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A portrait of cultural conflict in action visits a small Iowa community where Lubavitcher Jews opened a successful slaughterhouse and found themselves in conflict with gentile neighbors.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bloom, Stephen G.
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Harcourt, 2001, ©2000.
Edition:First Harvest edition.
Subjects:
Jews > Iowa > Postville > History.
Hasidim > Iowa > Postville > History.
Postville (Iowa) > Ethnic relations.
Postville (Iowa) > Politics and government.
Bloom, Stephen G.
Physical Description:xiv, 362 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
A portrait of cultural conflict in action visits a small Iowa community where Lubavitcher Jews opened a successful slaughterhouse and found themselves in conflict with gentile neighbors.
Note:Originally published: New York : Harcourt, 2000.
"Updated with a new afterword"--Cover.
"A Harvest book."
Call Number:F630.J5 B56 2001
ISBN:9780156013369
0156013363